Letters to the Editor
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Pension abuses show need for Con-ConOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - All voters should vote to approve a constitutional convention on the Nov. 4th ballot. The State Worker Retirement Fund and Retirement Benefit plans are now about $90 bi...
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Only those who've served can criticizeOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - In his letter (Fence Post, Sept. 27), Ray Case quotes remarks by Keith Olbermann. Mr. Case, can you tell us how many times Olbermann has not lied? And can you tell us ...
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Curb liberal rants from same writerOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I have been a subscriber to the Daily Herald for fifteen plus years, and read daily the "Fence Post" letters as I enjoy reading the various thoughts and political opinio...
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It's time to rename the CubsOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - While I have been a loyal Cub fan for nearly 60 years, this year's postseason debacle has to be the most depressing of all their regular season and postseason swoons. I ...
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It's time to tell the truthOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Lipstick on a lie. At the Saddleback Church, John McCain was quoted as saying, "Our nation was founded on Judeo-Christian values and principles." Does he, or we as a nat...
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More offended by choice for veepOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - A recent letter writer laments our country's ban on dueling, noting that he "would love to see First Gentleman Todd Palin slap (Senator Obama) upside his head in defens...
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Vets, Kirk always support each otherOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I was shocked and dismayed when I saw Dan Seals and Blagojevich official State Veteran Affairs Director Tammy Duckworth on television bashing Congressman Mark Kirk on ve...
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This is the time for prosecutor raisesOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - On behalf of the 82 assistant state's attorneys in my office, I am compelled to respond to your recent editorial, "Double-digit raises? Now's not the time." The editoria...
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Gov. Palin's accent is the genuine articleOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - This is a response to the opinion posted by Karen Wagner of Rolling Meadows regarding Gov. Palin's "contrived folksy act." I come from an area of the United States where...
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'Watch the crossings' a good lessonOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - "Watch the crossings" were the last words my kindergarten-teaching mother spoke to her four kids as they left for a Chicago years ago. They came to mind Sunday as I caug...