Letters to the Editor
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Name-calling is truly hatefulDec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - This is regarding Laszlo Stephan's letter which was critical of Rahm Emanuel. He mentioned the word "hate" and criticized Emanuel personal attacks on Republicans and Pre...
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Pardon request could wait for ObamaDec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Dick Durbin's sudden compassion for George Ryan is a joke. Why is he asking Mr. Bush to commute his sentence now? Why not wait and he can ask Barack Obama who is a good ...
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Roskam stood up to Big Three bailoutDec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - After hearing the outcome of the automotive bailout vote, I was relieved to see that my Congressman in the 6th District, Peter Roskam, voted against furthering our natio...
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Workers should have right to organizeDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Hardworking Americans are hurting. Paychecks have flat-lined, but everything else keeps going up: health care, college tuition, groceries and more. Hardworking Americans...
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We can learn from George BaileyDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - When we watch Frank Capra's timeless classic, "It's a Wonderful Life," we are reminded to count the many blessings we have, even when they may be overshadowed by persona...
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What good has Quinn been?Dec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn says that he is ready to lead. He stated that from the time of his re-election in 2006 he was aware that the governor was under a federal investigatio...
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Curran a ray of political sunshineDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - It was with interest that I read Mike Zawislak's account in the Daily Herald on Tuesday, Dec. 16 of Sheriff Curran's shift to the Republican Party, "Sheriff says Democra...
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Jesse White should be named governorDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich proved unworthy as Illinois' chief executive during his first term; re-election came only with the state GOP's inability to field a suitable opponen...
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Feds doing no favors for senior retireesDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - The Federal Reserve Bank has just announced that banks will be able to pay "zero" interest on a loan. This enables working people to buy a home with lower interest (3 pe...
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Free Choice Act needs Congress OKDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - The American middle class is disappearing. Wages have stagnated, health care and other costs are out of control, and no one in Congress seems to notice. American men and...