Letters to the Editor
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Con Con the start of better governmentOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - This year Illinois voters will have the opportunity to commence the process to review our state constitution, which was drafted 40 years ago. The opponents of a "yes" vo...
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Federal bailout has the look of a con jobOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I am 71. I remember the "Great Society." I remember the outcry over the amount of money the welfare mothers were stealing. Those thefts were a like a spit in the ocean c...
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Gentes 'deeply regrets' lie about jobOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - On Monday morning when I met with the Daily Herald editorial board I told those present that I was on a leave of absence from my last job, when in reality I had been ter...
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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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D303 schools didn't fall apart all at onceOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I have a question for St. Charles District 303: How did we get here? More specifically, how can you possibly allow buildings to require repairs approaching the cost of a...
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Federal officials were malfeasantOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The public regulators did not regulate, the public supervisors did not supervise, the public overseers did not oversee. The failure on the part of our federal governme...
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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 ...