Cook County Opinion
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Get the facts before sending hate mailDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - This letter is to the gentleman who keeps sending me anonymous hate letters regarding my editorials. No, I am not a Muslim. In fact I an a Protestant. Perhaps if you sen...
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Big government is a bad ideaDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - After reading Brandon Perlow's letter today I said to myself, that's it. I've had it! I don't know how far the London School of Economics is from the University of East ...
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Welcome to the season of lyingDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - While often disagreeing with George Will, his Nov. 26 column wherein he chastised the unfortunate habit of pointless gift giving as it relates to the economy, among othe...
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Let's provide care for our troops firstDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - I read an article on how we have been unable to fix health care for our troops after two years of making this a priority. How can we expect to fix health care for 50 mil...
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Wrong to recognize Honduras electionsDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The Honduran elections held by a coup government Nov. 29 were inherently flawed. Tens of thousands of troops and police officers manned polling stations and even distri...
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Melissa Bean voted to bankrupt the U.S.Dec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The letters from Mr. Dada and Ms. Giurato about government run health care show that they do not know what is in the bill. They are only listening to Nancy Pelosi and ju...
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Pair banks, schools to teach responsibilityDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - New generations of children play an important role when it comes to the future of our economy. These children do not have an apt financial education in regard to the imp...
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Don't buy into hysteria over H1N1Dec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - All this hysteria about the swine flu is enough to make one sick. Now obviously the flu can be deadly, particularly for someone with a weakened immune system. However as...
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Look for lessons on AfghanistanDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Military leaders say they need more troops in Afghanistan while many other Americans are against this, including the former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Eikenber...
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Mammogram report is just plain wrongDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - I heard, with horror, the new guidelines the federal panel on breast cancer screening is suggesting for women and I have been angry about it since I heard it. I lost my ...