Letters to the Editor
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We need reliable funding for schoolsAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Albert Einstein once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." As the Daily Herald editorialized (...
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Why do we put up with all of this?Aug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - What does it take for the voters in this state to wake up and smell the coffee? The city of Chicago run by the Democrats, while run pretty well by the Daleys, is curren...
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Daley, Olympics and public moneyAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and everyone else have said "No public money will be used for the Olympics (like O'Hare)." Thus, who is paying for Daley's trip to China, for...
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Opposing taxes isn't irresponsibleAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, I and six other reform-minded commissioners on the Cook County Board sponsored a repeal of the recently enacted sales tax increase. Unfortunately, President T...
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News media makes Obama a rock starAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - When Sen. Obama spoke in Germany, there was a free concert for German citizens. The number one rock band in Germany, Reggeasanger and the German popular band, Reamonn, p...
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Confront Bush before it's too lateAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Many people are unaware of their constitutional right to act as an arm (wing) of our democracy by calling for impeachment of anyone in office who has committed crimes ag...
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Campton board needs legal adviceAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Congratulations to the village of Campton Hills and its legal council with an excellent example of redirecting a critical issue. They place their latest problems with th...
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No benefit to invasion of privacyAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I recently received two lengthy e-mails from "FBI Office," Robert S. Mueller III. He happens to be Bush's FBI director. The text of the e-mail portrays me as "the recipi...
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Congress ignores the energy crisisAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The members of the current United States Congress have once again proved that their national approval rating is justly earned and deserved. Having reached the lowest ra...
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The war on drugs spurs gang violenceAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to the letter "We must declare war on street gangs," I think the underlying point was missed since it never stated that the war on drugs is causing the gang ...