Letters to the Editor
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Pols: Worry about state, not careersJan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - I am so happy our politicians in this once-great state of Illinois have thrust this state into not only the limelight, but the national limelight. Watching Roland Burris...
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Who among you will run for assessor?Jan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - Shame on me. I just got a notification today about an election Feb. 24, for various positions, including Dundee Township officials. I should have paid attention. Last ye...
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New word for Illinois' lexiconJan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - bag-man, noun (1765): a person who on behalf of another collects or distributes illicitly gained money.* blag-man, noun (2009): 1. a bagman who collects his own illicitl...
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Will we have to run to post office?Jan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - Some of us oldies will remember that in Chicago the mail was delivered twice a day. Now we have it once a day, excluding Sundays and certain defined holidays. It is bein...
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See the potential for entertainmentJan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - Truth or Delusion. Introducing the new "BlagoTalks" faux reality show. The former governor makes a long-winded plagiaristic speech, and the audience has to guess which s...
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Choose religion despite sexualityJan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - This is in response to the recent article, "Can we honor this and bless this," by Nancy Gier. I want to thank Ms. Gier for writing about such a controversial topic - hom...
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End of the words 'terrorism' 'terrorist'Jan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - As the Bush administration fades into the sunset, so too should the use of the word pair "terrorism/terrorist." These overworked words mean everything and they mean noth...
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Vernon Hills trying to fit too much inJan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - Coming soon to Vernon Hills, more development and more traffic. The village is now on course to simultaneously develop several multistory structures, adding approximatel...
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Governor should be first of many to fallJan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - Now that the Blagojevich era has finally ended we can start counting the days until the Illinois income tax is raised and the senior citizens free transportation pass is...
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Unemployment is more than you thinkJan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - Why does the American public continue to accept misleading unemployment claims by the Labor Department every month? It routinely states the percentage of those that hav...