Cook County Opinion
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Silence from the right is tellingNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - As David Horowitz reminded me in a speech on campus last night, a favorite pastime of the right is to question, if not completely deny, the patriotism of the American le...
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Why should U.S. arm this group?Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - If things are going so well in Iraq, why does Bush need to arm a terrorist group (PKK) to help him fight insurgents? The arms given to the PKK are not only being used to...
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On life and death matters, we must resist dealing in speculationNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Speculation is about the only stock in trade for some mysteries. But that doesn't excuse openly dealing in the commodity An Austin, Texas-based PR agent offered us an in...
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Attacks on Rush have not workedNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - William Zipperich of Palatine (Fence Post, Oct. 25) feels Rush Limbaugh is "finally being held accountable." Not sure what he is referring to except for a few liberal ha...
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Hoping Illinois can be last on this listNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - With the articles in the news recently on the new coal-fired power plants for our state, without controls to limit or remove carbon dioxide from the exhaust, it is distu...
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Sick of complaints about teachersNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - I am sick and tired of people complaining about teachers. If the profession is such a plum one, why is there such a shortage? Prospective teachers are welcome at any age...
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Lack of alertness in granting contractNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Where was the U-46 school board during contract negotiations with Superintendent Neale? It was fairly clear that Neale had no intention of remaining in Elgin for any len...
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Pro-life groups do offer assistanceNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - In her recent Fence Post letter referring to the pro-life organization that spent a great deal of resources, time and money to try to keep the abortion clinic from open...
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'No go' diplomats should be ashamedNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - The State Department under Secretary Condoleezza Rice seems unable to carry out any type of diplomatic missions without using the boot of our administration's saber-ratt...
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Don't blame victims for crimesNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Don't blame victims for crimes "Let's give the criminals a pass" That's the take away from one of your editorial staffs' opinions in the Saturday Soapbox dated Oct. 14. ...