Cook County Opinion
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Conservatives ignore the factsNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - During the week of Nov. 4 through 10, readers of the Fence Post were treated to two unintentionally funny examples of the thinking of the right-wing mind. On Nov. 4, cor...
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Danger of sending text while drivingNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Sending or reading a text message while driving at 30 mph -- there are 5,280 feet per mile, at 30 mph you travel 5,280 times 30 or 158,400 feet in one hour. Divide 158,4...
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Abortion is about life, not religionNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Life is the primary right we have as human beings. Without life, there is no liberty; there is no pursuit of happiness. There is no freedom of religion, press or anythin...
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Eye immigration in Thanksgiving termsNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - I have been restraining myself from responding to the various letters about immigration lately, not wanting to give credence to comments breeding from racism, but when t...
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Name a school for John WoodruffNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Recently, a 92-year-old man passed away in an assisted living center. His passing wasn't front-page news. It was buried away deep in the obituary section in some newspap...
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Stop holding hands with primitive SaudisNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - The administration in Washington makes a habit of sticking its self-righteous nose into the affairs of other nations, telling them what they should and shouldn't do to p...
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Fox Valley SoapboxNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Too bizarre In one final sop to his party, Dennis Hastert is likely to leave his U.S. House 14th District seat before the end of the year. That will trigger the need for...
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Rice hypocritical criticizing PakistanNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, while speaking about Pakistan , stated: "We've been very clear that extraconstitutional means is not the way to deal with difficult ...
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DuPage Co. SoapboxNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Museum director now history The DuPage County Historical Museum is facing an uncertain future without its executive director. After four years of overseeing the museum i...
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'Certified inspector' means nothingNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - This post is in response to the Nov. 16 Daily Herald article, "Getting a safe, sound home -- Hiring a certified home inspector a must, experts say." In my opinion there...