Letters to the Editor
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Face the facts: War on drugs has failedNov 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Why not tax and regulate all currently illegal drugs instead of locking up all those who are involved in their acquisition and use? We could still imprison those who br...
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Schakowsky is best pick for Senate seatNov 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The best choice to fill President-elect Barack Obama's United States Senate seat is U.S. Rep Jan Schakowsky, a strong leader on Capitol Hill, where she continues to work...
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Low gas prices endanger economyNov 29, 2008 10:00 pm - As a former employee of Exxon Mobil, I am aware of the massive costs and complexity of their energy projects. Very few of the many thousands of employees who have Exxon ...
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Four lane plan is right route to futureNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The Route 120 bypass project is intended to relieve east-west traffic congestion in central Lake County. The Nov. 12 open house showed the final four contenders for the ...
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People have spoken loud, clear on taxesNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - In Nov. 23's Daily Herald, Mr. Ed Sullivan, a state representative for the 51st District, stated that we should talk to the taxing bodies regarding their reduction in th...
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Don't throw away your cat like trashNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - It takes a special kind of a person to abuse, neglect or - even worse - abandoned and dispose of their family pet for whatever reason. These are domesticated animals tha...
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Economy more than TVs, cell phonesNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Jim Horton suggested in his Nov. 18 letter that consumers should buy American products instead of foreign products. His point was in response to an earlier letter I had ...
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Public schools is big businessNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Many professions have associations for workers with similar jobs to share ideas and successes. The government "public" school industry takes this concept to an incredibl...
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Don't keep God to yourselfNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - In an article published Nov. 20, Kathleen Parker wrote that the religion belongs in the privacy of one's heart. If a person truly believes in God, they know that God cre...
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Congress candidates address irrelevantNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - A couple of postelection letters suggest that if Democrats in the 6th Congressional District slate another candidate who does not reside in the district in 2010, then th...