Cook County Opinion
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How to keep it fair for the peopleMar 27, 2012 5:00 am - No one has been able to explain to me why young men and women serve in the U.S. military for 20 years, risking their lives protecting our freedom, and only get 50 percen...
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Elect leaders who solve energy problemsMar 26, 2012 5:00 am - High oil prices have driven up the price of gas and consumers are again crying for legislative leaders to “do something.” High-priced gas is a hurtful indirect tax that ...
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Health care law is a good startMar 26, 2012 5:00 am - In your article “104 jobs cut,” about Northwest Community Healthcare, only one word was left out. But it’s an important one. That word is excessive. The Affordable Care ...
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Now is the time to end this warMar 25, 2012 5:00 am - As a Marine who survived my first tour with west pack ground forces — republic of Vietnam — I for one refuse to allow our country to be held hostage by some Third World ...
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Make time to make a differenceMar 25, 2012 5:00 am - There was a nice article in the paper on March 13 about the people that received Elgin Image Awards. Jack and Marlene Shales won one for decades of service to Elgin. The...
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What has happened to due process?Mar 25, 2012 5:00 am - Categorical declarative. I am a liberal, progressive. A social Democrat. But there is simply no way I am voting for Obama. Worst president ever. When history looks back ...
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It’s the economy, even in the SouthMar 25, 2012 5:00 am - In response Mr. Peterson’s March 15 letter opining that the South is ready to turn “democratic,” Bill Maher has a greater likelihood of telling a tasteful joke. Headline...
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Lobbyist doesn’t belong on state payrollMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - A recent Fence post letter criticized a congressional candidate for hiring a former lobbyist. That’s nothing compared to our governor. How many people know that Terry Co...
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Tax relief should start at the pumpMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - It is imperative that the gasoline tax be suspended immediately. Cook County collects 6 cents per gallon, the state of Illinois collects 19 cents per gallon, and the fed...
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A second look needed at contraceptionMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - Mr. Nordlund’s statement on God’s command to multiply (Fence Post, March 6) is true in a symbolic sense, but let me remind him Genesis also says God made man in his own ...