Cook County Opinion
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Why pay billions for foreign oil?Mar 01, 2013 3:40 am - Why pay billions for foreign oil? Every poll contends that Obama is the chief culprit in preventing Americans from getting reasonable oil prices. Prices when Obama...
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Unions, government both at faultFeb 28, 2013 4:00 am - I was dismayed by Richard Piagari’s perspective (Fence Post, Feb. 6). Good teachers are certainly one of our greatest assets, and the jobs they do directly impact how we...
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Roskam, GOP must work with presidentFeb 28, 2013 4:00 am - My congressman, Peter Roskam, has failed miserably in his job representing the Illinois 6th Congressional District. I thought when you go to Congress and represent a dis...
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Marriage in realm of religion, not stateFeb 28, 2013 4:00 am - The Senate should not have wasted time approving gay marriage; instead, it should have abolished all state sanctioned “marriage” and replaced it with civil unions. The F...
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Punish gang bangers, not gun ownersFeb 28, 2013 3:40 am - Punish gang bangers, not gun owners When it comes to drunken driving, we place blame on the driver, not the car or the alcohol. There aren’t any proposals to ban al...
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GOP taking nation to brink yet againFeb 28, 2013 3:40 am - GOP taking nation to brink yet again The U.S. is again being faced with the possibility of disasters to our economy because of radical Republican obstinance. They c...
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Did lawmakers forget amendments?Feb 28, 2013 3:40 am - Did lawmakers forget amendments? Why are gun restrictions being placed on Americans when owning a firearm is part of the Second Amendment? The Second Amendment was ...
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Editorial goes in wrong moral directionFeb 27, 2013 3:25 pm - Your editorial views in the Feb. 17 issue of the Daily Herald are an insult to reason and human dignity. You say: “The Illinois Senate has done its part to advance the n...
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Editorial: An eye on the future of suburban housingFeb 27, 2013 9:17 am - Where are you going to live when you retire? Where are your kids going to live when they get out of college with a boatload of debt on their backs? For that matter, wher...
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Cook County’s use tax is entirely bogusFeb 27, 2013 4:00 am - Has anyone else in Cook County been slapped with the Non-Retailer Use Tax? In August 2012, I purchased a 1994 Yamaha motorcycle from a private party. I went to the Secre...