Letters to the Editor
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Constable ignores statistics on gunsJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - This is in response to Burt Constable's July 15th Column entitled "A gun almost always turns a suicide attempt into suicide." It's quite apparent from Burt's previous co...
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Lifting drilling ban is just a gimmickJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Because of rising fuel costs, President Bush has called on Congress to lift its 27-year-old ban on offshore drilling. Unfortunately, this proposal is nothing more than ...
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Quit stalling on needed capital planJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Even as Naperville and surrounding communities continue to grow and prosper, our infrastructure needs have become ever more pressing. From the congestion on Route 59 to ...
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Legislate controls on insurance ratesJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - With gas prices sky high, food prices soaring, and the possibility of across-the-board inflation, Illinois consumers need all the help they can get. Instead of relief, ...
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Stealth baseball goes back to core -- having funJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In late fall 2007, a small group of Libertyville parents connected to discuss creating a sane travel baseball experience for their kids - one where men would not be yell...
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It's an easy choice to not support ObamaJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Marcy Rieser (Fence Post, July 12) is right to say that "the choice is easy" this November, but she's wrong in her conclusion. How anyone could vote for shallow, flip-fl...
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Environment bill really just politicsJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The environment has been a pretty hot-button issue lately. The time to respond to global warming is now. But for Mark Kirk, the time for the environment is re-election ...
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America is doing what it takes on oilJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Keep it going, America! We have got them on the run. Let's stick it to them! It won't hurt to delay that 3,000-mile vacation for a year. It won't hurt to do all the sho...
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Do our legislators double-dip for pay?Jul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I didn't hear the predicate for it, but on Friday, a local radio station played a clip of Gov. Blagojevich making critical remarks about members of the Illinois state Le...
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Actually, Obama would be good hireJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Rebuttal to Hank D'Ambrosio (Fence Post, July 11): You would not hire Obama, and why is that? I take it you hired Bush judging from your letter and what company did he r...