Letters to the Editor
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One reason swim records are brokenAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Not to take anything away from Michael Phelps or any other world-class swimmer, but perhaps the reason so many records are being broken is because these athletes are bet...
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Filling Emil Jones' seat with his sonAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Emil Jones III must be a graduate of the Stroger-Lipinski graduate school of political dynasties. At least, Daley ran for office and was defeated once before he assumed...
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Overnight parking ban needed in ElginAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I am discouraged that once again the City of Elgin seems to be avoiding taking that final, deep-end plunge to implement a citywide overnight parking ban on its streets. ...
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How Musharraf and Bush compareAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Pakistan's ruling coalition, the governmental body that has taken office since the Democratic majority in Washington was elected in 2006, has announced that impeachment ...
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Kirk fights pork, wasteful spendingAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The federal budget deficit is projected to reach $500 billion this year. We're essentially putting $500 billion on the national credit card. And most of the people in W...
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First class schools for all childrenAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - It is so disappointing that many of our local elected officials discredit the proposed Sept. 2 Chicago Public School boycott - even though they acknowledge the pathetic ...
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Are not the unborn disadvantaged?Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Obama said America's greatest moral failure is its insufficient help to the disadvantaged. He noted the Bible quotes Jesus as saying "whatever you do for the least of m...
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McCain shows what a true hero really isAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I am amazed that as a World War II veteran, John Hurley could state that calling John McCain a hero cheapens the meaning of the word (Fence Post, Aug. 18). I am even mo...
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We must speak out against RussiaAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - When the Soviets invaded Hungary, the West did not intervene. When the Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968, the West did not respond. The West must speak out agains...
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Seals campaign built from groundAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to a recent letter entitled "Dan Seals is far from grass roots," Seals' campaign is organized entirely from the grass roots. Dan started with no support from...