Letters to the Editor
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Get pets from rescue groups, sheltersOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to inform other readers of things to be aware of when getting their next dog. Many people spend hundreds of dollars to buy a healthy looking puppy only to f...
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The choices we have for vice presidentOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Now let me see who would I want a heartbeat from the presidency, a winking woman or a thinking man? Harry Trumfio Arlington Heights ...
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You're not pro-life if you OK abortionOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - At this time, it seems that there are many people who think of themselves as pro-life and are trying to justify their vote for Sen. Obama, a pro-choice candidate. Mary ...
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Palin plays on our worst prejudicesOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - As we struggle to escape the grip of our nation's worst economic crisis since the great depression, many say we could have averted disaster if only we had paid attentio...
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Why not let 18-year-olds drink?Oct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - What seems ironic is that at 18 years of age you're considered an adult, you get the right to vote, can make the decision to start killing yourself with cigarettes, and ...
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State doesn't need another Con-ConOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - In the debate over whether to hold a constitutional convention in Illinois, I'm taking the "nay" side. Maybe I am being cautious by choosing to keep the current constit...
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Great oratory does not ensure greatnessOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Responding to Karen Wagner's Oct. 4th letter requiring that her president and vice president be sophisticated speakers: Hitler was one of the most outstanding speakers o...
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GOP deregulation led to greedy endOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - A Sept. 27 article in the business section laments a possible loss of $5,000 in donations to the nonprofit organization, N.Y. City Meals on Wheels, from Bear Stearns sen...
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Mathias mailers are questionableOct 12, 2008 11:00 pm - I can't believe the lengths some politicians will go to during campaigns. Recently, Rep. Sid Mathias mailed out two 350,000 piece mailers using taxpayers' money. No doub...
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Kudos to Duffy for help in CN fightOct 12, 2008 11:00 pm - I am one of the founding members of the coalition Barrington Communities Against CN Rail Congestion. We have been working for almost a year to stop the potential increas...