Letters to the Editor
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How did Obama's rise happen?Aug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - He was an attorney and a community organizer before he was sent to Springfield to become yet another do-nothing state senator whose main function was to pass legislation...
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Why did Kirk vote against pay equity?Aug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - People like to think that Mark Kirk is a moderate but time and time again, his voting record proves otherwise. Kirk recently was among the 178 Republicans to stand by t...
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Board wrong not to approve hospitalAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - After noting the 3 to 1 vote against the Plainfield Hospital by the Health Facilities Planning Board on Aug. 12, the board is continuing to show their total disregard fo...
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The media must give us real newsAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I consider myself someone who pays fairly close attention to politics, but at the same time, I will admit there are a lot of facts that I don't know. Which brings me to ...
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Like it or not, but uphold ConstitutionAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - In the Herald's paper on Page 3 Section 1 Aug. 6, a story was printed whereby a Mr. James Stewart proposed that a resolution be passed that would go along with 82 other ...
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Ban on drilling for oil must be liftedAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Lifting the drilling ban on the outer continental shelves and other areas is a necessary action to provide a bridge to the future when the various alternative energy te...
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Metra unprepared for summer crowdsAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, Aug. 6, my wife, daughter and two grandchildren under 7 years were headed to the Field Museum in downtown Chicago. We waited at the Mount Prospect station...
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Prices too high at Navy commissaryAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I am a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War and appalled at the prices the exchange and commissary charge the G. I. s for their products. These stores were in place to al...
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Summer time for flip-flops for ObamaAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I've heard that Barack Obama has a new shoe named after him. It's a flip-flop. Herb Hupfer Kildeer ...
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When is a flip-flop not a flip-flop?Aug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The fact that I'm even talking about this is a testament to how disappointed I am as to how low, devious and divisive the McCain campaign has become since the senator hi...