Letters to the Editor
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Don't close historic house in SpringfieldSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The closing of the Dana-Thomas house in Springfield as an economy measure is a shortsighted decision. Instead of looking at the cost of keeping this extraordinary Frank ...
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Speaker Pelosi is no friend of the poorSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Let's call on Speaker Pelosi to step aside and get out of the way. She obviously doesn't have the country's welfare at heart. Let's ask Pelosi what special interest sh...
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Why only buy out sinking companies?Sep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - If the government now finds as part of its charter to effectively acquire companies (Freddie-Mac, Fannie-Mae, AIG,...) as well as come up with a bailout plan for other m...
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Teachers now paid too muchSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - There was a time, a long while ago, when I championed the Teacher's cause. Theirs is a very important job and they were highly underpaid. They no longer are underpaid an...
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The Hillary Factor will boost McCainSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama's bad judgment and insecurity will be the main cause of his defeat in November. If he would have picked Hillary for vice president, the election would be ov...
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Why did it take McCain so long?Sep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. John McCain has finally recognized that our economy is not "fundamentally sound." If he had some understanding of what's "fundamental" in economics, he would not h...
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We need vehicular manslaughter lawSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Each year, there are more motorcyclists using the roads, and many motorcyclists are killed, and I believe Illinois lacks effective legislation to provide for the safety ...
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Drilling a matter of life and deathSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Regarding an article on Page 3 of the Business section on Aug. 26, Canada's mining of its huge deposits of oil sand to produce oil is economically possible because, in c...
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Kirk fights gang violenceSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank goodness Congressman Mark Kirk understands the real threat that guns and gangs are for school children even here in the 10th District. There are over 2,000 known g...
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Election is a simple decision for someSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I considered voting for John McCain. A man who has served our country as a soldier and senator. A good man, I thought. But then came the lies in his ads and his campaign...