Cook County Opinion
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Rise in gas prices is unsettlingFeb 24, 2013 3:40 am - Rise in gas prices is unsettling It disturbs me to drive to the local gasoline pump and watch the cost rise dramatically. Drivers are subject to Metra tax, (for Ill...
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Making Elgin more bike-friendlyFeb 24, 2013 3:40 am - Making Elgin more bike-friendly Last December, Elgin resident Jessica Bahena’s letter, “More bike paths for Elgin’s safety, health” was published. As someone who is...
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The SoapboxFeb 23, 2013 4:00 am - From the suburbs to your pocket: We all know Thomas Edison invented the light bulb and the Wrights flew the first plane. Perhaps someday the suburbs’ own Marty Cooper, w...
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Get to the heart of problems: broken familiesFeb 23, 2013 4:00 am - Recently I watched a TV panel discussion on the president’s failure to fight the war on poverty. It got me upset. When are we going to put political correctness aside an...
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Obama no friend to the middle classFeb 23, 2013 4:00 am - President Obama made it the centerpiece of his re-election campaign to promise the middle class tax breaks while sticking it to the rich and powerful. So what did he do?...
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Gay marriage is about loving commitmentsFeb 23, 2013 4:00 am - Thank you, Steve Petersen family, for your rational and thoughtful support of gay marriage. It is unfortunate that many of the objections to gay marriage are rooted in r...
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Hypocrisy abounds in gun debateFeb 23, 2013 4:00 am - The hypocrisy about gun control astounds me. The Department of Homeland Security orders 7,000 fully automatic AR-15s for their people and suggests that we use scissors t...
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New case may fix Citizens United mistakeFeb 23, 2013 4:00 am - The U.S. Supreme Court has a chance now to fix the enormous mistake it made in the Citizens United decision. A Montana case challenging that Supreme Court decision has j...
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Celebrate diversity among all humansFeb 22, 2013 4:00 am - Black History Month holds a special meaning for me. It not only defines equality for African-Americans, but it also universally welcomes cultural diversity. As American ...
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Walsh lives what he preachesFeb 22, 2013 4:00 am - Here we go again with the smears against Joe Walsh I know Joe and did some work on his last campaign. From what I saw, he is nothing more than an honorable, honest, hard...