Letters to the Editor
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A war on behalf of the oil industryNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The problem with war is that once the killing and dying start, people seek desperately to rationalize it to ease the pain it causes. Defenders of the invasion of Iraq a...
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Hope Obama leaves Cook politics homeNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - By Any Means Necessary, the creed of Cook County, was in evidence yesterday (Nov. 4). How many Cook County voters, living and dead, voted more than once? The news medi...
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Tell 'em you're mad about health careNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The analogy between the bailout debacle and the refusal of anyone to look at the health care situation is becoming stronger every day. When large numbers of people in th...
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Thanks to veterans past, present, futureNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Tuesday, Nov. 11 is a very special day for many Americans. It is the day that has been designated Veterans Day by the Congress of the United States to honor those who se...
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U.S. was ready long ago to elect a blackNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I am tired of hearing Barack Obama supporters repeatedly saying "America was finally able to elect an African-American as president." For the last 30 years, America was...
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Vote means taxes, regulation, lost jobsNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - On Election Day 2008, Americans voted for change. Beginning on Jan. 20th, the president and Congress that we put in office will start to make us look much more like Euro...
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Smart voters know enough, not everythingNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I agree with John Stossel's argument that "voting works best when people educate themselves." However, I challenge his premise that, "... uninformed people stay home on ...
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Sleepy Hollow cops, ease up on ticketsNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I wish to tip my hat to the Village of Sleepy Hollow for the way it runs its many traditional festivities throughout the year. Whether it's the 4th of July parade, fishi...
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All students should take the same testNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I am a teacher in a largely Hispanic school district. I do not like the No Child Left Behind legislation. It is unfair and vastly unrealistic. I am, however, a believe...
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America has chance now to begin againNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Tuesday night, America arrived at the epiphany of its democracy. In the backdrop of a world in conflict with a domestic crisis at home, this country stands at the thres...