Cook County Opinion
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Not a bully pulpit; just free speechMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Marc Bulandr (Oscars Are Not A Political Platform) objects to actors and actresses, and specifically Sean Penn, using the Oscars as their "bully pulpit" to advance "pet ...
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Add Limbaugh and O'Reilly = zip-0Mar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - I read Susan Estrich's column in the Daily Herald concerning Rush Limbaugh. I guess I should say I was surprised because I was sure Rush died of illegally procured presc...
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Say 'yes' to get Route 53 extension moving againMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - The slumbering proposal to extend Route 53 north through Lake County is stirring again thanks to an advisory referendum on the April 7 ballot. The Lake County Board poke...
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Greed, no respect hurting this nationMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - I can't reach high enough to tell you how fed up I am. I remember when America was great! A time when people cared about one another, when business appreciated their wor...
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Abortion - legal or not - is murderMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Is abortion murder or elective surgery? Reflecting on some of Cal Thomas's thoughts in a recent Fence Post I have a question. In the case of the 2007 murder of Rhoni Reu...
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This cure is worse than the diseaseMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - As George Washington laid prostrate at Mt. Vernon from an illness which may have run its course, he encountered an enemy more potent than any other, his own physician. I...
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How could she do nothing to stop this?Mar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I have reread the article about the charges that Marni Yang had a well-planned scheme to kill Rhoni Reuter and her unborn daughter. I kept coming back to two paragraphs:...
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You can't hold this country down longMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Not the banks, not the financials, not the auto industry - none of these. The real estate and construction industries - mainly, the residential construction industry - a...
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Dear Mr. President: Please help businessMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I am one of those average citizens in my sixties who has dutifully paid taxes all his life and has lost a significant portion of my retirement savings. As you know, many...
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Shouldn't employee have free choice?Mar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I have been hearing about a bill pending a vote in Congress called the "Employee Free Choice Act" (EFCA). The AFL-CIO ran a TV ad stating that it would "bring fairness ...