Letters to the Editor
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Already had enough of McCain, PalinOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - After watching news reports of the Republican convention (I could not bear to watch it) I am even more convinced that they are the party of lunatics. Let's start with Mc...
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Choice of running mates tells the taleOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama picked a running mate based on whom he could best work with for four years in the White House and who has long been interested and involved in national and ...
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Numbers don't add up for lottery leaseOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The proposed 50-year leasing of the state lottery for $10 billion is another harebrained idea of our governor. Just doing the math tells us why it simply will not work a...
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A satirical view of the Paulson's bailoutOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Secretary Paulson's (original) $700 billion plan to bail out failing companies will succeed! I have faith, because our leaders have faith. Although some of them were ini...
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Shouldn't get in car with drunken driverOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - After reading the article about a passenger suing two bars claiming the driver of the car in which she was riding was allowed to leave in a highly intoxicated condition ...
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Send do-nothing politicians messageOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - We now hear from all the Republicans who say vote for me. What did they do for you fellow Americans? Nothing. They voted the Bush way. Take, for example, John McCain. H...
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We can do better than past 8 yearsOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - I have to admit I am somewhat flattered. Not only has Steve Toye read several of my letters, but he has spent many months thinking about them. One letter he references g...
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Perhaps we're not a Christian nationOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Elizabeth Pearson of Elmhurst, in her Sept. 8 letter, said that Barack Obama was wrong when he claimed that "We are no longer a Christian nation. We are now a nation of ...
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Palin could be next Teddy RooseveltOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Sir Winston Churchill first became prime minister of England at age 66 and again at age 77. He continued to serve in Parliament until he was 90 years old. Charles DeGaul...
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Initial bailout plan exposes party of richOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - I see in a recent headline from this worthy newspaper that the federal government proposed a $700 billion dollar bailout of the financial sector. What strikes me square...