Letters to the Editor
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Kirk put together relief effortSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - In the wake of Hurricane Gustav, Congressman Mark Kirk proved why he's one of the best members of Congress and a worthy representative of our wonderful communities. Inst...
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Do we really know Barack Obama?Sep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - All that glitters isn't gold. Sometimes it is fool's gold. Obama's resume is thin. He has really accomplished very little, except that he speaks well. He has very questi...
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Let's protect all candidates' kidsSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Ms. Terlep's letter on Sept 24, she claims that she is appalled that Sarah Palin is in the Presidential race because she has children. Ms. Terlep claims t...
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It's time to limit union contributionsSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois ethics bill is a good first step. However, it ignores the most important reason for the state's dire financial situation: the $90 billion shortfall for pens...
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Sen. Biden must need history lessonSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - You would think that a vice presidential candidate who has been in Congress for 30 years would know that Herbert Hoover was president, 1929-1933, when the stock market a...
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Lies, indifference and at-risk womenSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - This summer, Cook County, which faces an infant mortality crisis in its poor African-American communities, decided to eliminate a program that provided home visits by tr...
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Immigration laws must be enforcedSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm writing in response to the article on the Elgin anti-immigration activists that want to make a display that is a copy of the soldiers killed in action display. "Empt...
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Box office, not ballot materialSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - What part of "scary" can't we spell when it comes to Sarah Palin's world view? What part of bad judgment, desperateness and weakness on the part of John McCain can't we ...
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Why is press giving out free passes?Sep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Why is the press giving a free pass to Governor Palin? Her campaign has said she will answer questions when 1) she is given proper "deference" and 2) when they are "read...
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Thanks for support of Lake Park bandSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - On behalf of the young men and women of the Lake Park Marching Band, its director and staff, I'd like to thank the Lake Park community for its tremendous support of our ...