Letters to the Editor
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We're so far in debt, it all doesn't matterSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - My uncle's wife, Laura, greeted him when he came home from work the other day. "You will not believe what Billy did, Sam," Laura said. "You know that new car, motorcycle...
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Government should find efficienciesSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In your Sept. 16 article entitled "DuPage Budget Picture Rosier", you mention that our county board president feels the additional $47 million in sales tax revenue will ...
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Socialized medicine not in ConstitutionSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In a letter dated Sept. 8, it was stated, "We must once again become a nation with honor, go back to governing according to our Constitution." Then the writer indicate...
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Obama rushes to adopt GOP standsSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The post-crisis response of Democrats, including Obama, stunningly adopts important pre-crisis McCain and Republican principles. On the credit-mortgage crisis, in 2005 ...
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Terrorists not only people to fearSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently President Bush said, in response to the mortgage lending crisis, that "Wall Street got drunk. And now it's got a hangover." I would just like to go on the recor...
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McCain would be disaster as presidentSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I believe Cindy McCain said in an interview John McCain wouldn't run a dirty campaign. She's right. It's not dirty; it's filthy. I am having a hard time understanding p...
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Do we want change Seals will bring?Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I keep hearing from Dan Seals and his supporters that we should overlook Seals' glaring lack of any relevant experience because he'll help bring "change." But what sort ...
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Let's shine light on ethics reformSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In July 2007, I wrote a letter to Illinois Senator Barack Obama asking him to personally intercede in the business of the General Assembly on the matter of ethics. In th...
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Kirk working to restore missile fundsSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Following Russia's brutal attack on Georgia last month, the United States and Poland signed a historic missile defense pact. The pact will bolster the defense of one of ...
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The gold thread that runs through us allSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - As I listened to the speakers at the Republican convention, I was very dismayed to hear their words dripping with barbs and sarcasm but lacking in thoughtful ideas. The...