Cook County Opinion
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Metra should look inward for a fixOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - If Metra wants to increase ridership and turn a profit instead of turning to the taxpayers they ought to turn to themselves and see how their policies and indifference h...
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Just another drug delivery systemOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - E-Cigs, a battery-operated device that contains a cartridge filled with nicotine, is a perfect example of the addict trying to use his drug without suffering the consequ...
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Roadwork great, but what about Villa St.?Oct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - After two years of road construction, reduced lanes, time consumption to get through the mess, the project at Route 20 and Shales Parkway has come to completion. The imp...
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Arms reduction must remain a priorityOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Though the president has spoken of achieving a nuclear weapons free world, it remains to be seen if he can actually deliver concrete progress toward that goal. Secretary...
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Give troops the right tools in AfghanistanOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - It's understandable that people disagree on whether it is wise to send more troops to Afghanistan. Unfortunately, this debate obscures the fact that we've failed to outf...
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Reform opponents must offer solutionsOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Since the Republicans have a paucity of ideas and may be determined to oppose the bill, they can help their constituents by suggesting and implementing specific creative...
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Maybe Degorski's father belongs in jailOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Degorski's life was spared. We read his defense about the mitigative evidence of the abuse his father inflicted on him and his siblings. Why isn't the father spending th...
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Setting the record straight on IsraelOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The letter you ran on Sept. 22 written by Ben Gaster must be answered. It is obvious that he does not know his history. He writes about "Israeli occupation." Areas that ...
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Congress repeating errors in AfghanistanOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear Sen. Durbin: I am reminded of a letter I wrote to Congressman Henry Hyde in 1983. You can assign a junior aide to look it up in the May 24, 1983, edition of the Con...
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Durbin must be held accountableOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Roland Burris were two of only seven senators who voted to continue federal funding for ACORN after their recent scandals. Of course Bu...