Letters to the Editor
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District 15 class size formula needs workSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing to express concern with the large class sizes in several District 15 schools. In my child's school (Lake Louise), each third grade class has 30 or more chil...
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Keep kids safe from goose droppingsSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - I fully agree with letter from Linda Gierlach in Monday's Herald. I wondered what golf courses and playgrounds at schools do. Foxes, dogs, etc. I saw children playing in...
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Froehlich a good legislator to turn toSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - As a senior citizen, I feel lucky that I have a nice place to live, my companion dog Buddy who helps guide me when my eyesight cannot, and many good friends and neighbor...
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Costs of rail merger will be far greaterSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The Surface Transportation Board's draft Environmental Impact Statement fails to give a realistic picture of the damage that the proposed CN purchase of the EJ&E would b...
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John McCain and audacity of actionSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The author of "The Audacity of Hope" in his first major decision turns to an old party hack, a predictable insider to be his running mate. McCain stuns everyone by pick...
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Is Palin ready to lead?Sep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - SUCCESSION??? Wasilla: Population of Cubs bleachers greater! Alaska: Population of Lake County Greater! Palin: Successor? Daniel C. Reese Round Lake ...
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McCain's audacity of hopelessnessSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Your Aug. 31 editorial ended: "The Palin selection and our reactions to it might say as much about us and how far we still have to go than it does about her and McCain."...
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Nothing fair about oil tradeSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - It is hard for me to understand why we let the OPEC nations hold us hostage to $110 oil by regulating the price and supply. That is neither free nor fair trade. Yet the ...
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Who really supports our troops?Sep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Don't let John McCain's phony rhetoric about supporting the troops fool you. McCain, in lock step with George W. Bush, opposed the Webb/Hagel GI Bill that was passed la...
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Murphy went to bat, now so will sheSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, I read a newspaper article about state Sen. Matt Murphy's effort to cut Todd Stroger's sales tax. The price of gasoline is outrageous, food prices are on the r...