Cook County Opinion
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Language shows bias in ACORN articleOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - I read the Sept. 16th article regarding Dick Durbin and Roland Burris' defenses of their votes not to ban federal funding to ACORN. The article described ACORN as an ant...
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Democrats prove they can do things rightOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Ron Fogel of Buffalo Grove decries President Obama's ability to run a business. We were on the verge of depression, Mr. Vogel. Do you know what that means? We could have...
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Health care facilities are not extravagantOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - In Ken Kitzing's letter to the editor ("Greed is the cause of health care problem"), I take exception. He asserts that hospitals are greedy, that their building is drive...
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Fix failing system that burdens usOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Being over 65, we are covered by the public option called Medicare and can afford supplemental insurance, but given a less self-sufficient circumstance my wife and I mig...
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Here's proof that concealed carry worksOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - I would just like to write a response to Jim Peterson's letter, which raises concerns about a person in a state that allows open carry of weapons by licensed law abiding...
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Roskam should have voted for censureOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Rep. Roskam, A four-letter word, in this case vote, will no longer be something I do for you, Rep. Roskam, because you don't know how to respect proper House procedure. ...
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New uniforms make NFL refs look sillyOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - The NFL is obviously concerned about the economy decreasing revenues and causing more games to be blacked out, so they are dressing their refs in colored striped shirts ...
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Obama has only been in office 8 monthsOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - This is in response to a letter from Ron Fogel that appeared in the Sept. 15 Daily Herald. Wow! That's a lot to blame on a president who has been in office less than eig...
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Bean should explain position on the FedOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - On Feb. 26, 2009, HR 1207, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009, was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and has subsequently been referred to the Ho...
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Mature debate is lost in AmericaOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Whatever happened to maturity? You know, the elusive quality that allows people to state their cases without kicking and screaming? The general public is sounding less ...