Letters to the Editor
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Politicians must also live within meansJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I'd like to praise Leslie Kaehler for her principled stance in the lead story in Wednesday's Daily Herald. The Cook County Board may not be listening to Leslie, but she ...
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Madigan fails to root out corruptionJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The attorney general of Illinois commented on the governor's budget cuts to her office on City Desk July 13. There is no doubt the cut was politically motivated but woul...
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Don't limit info in Batavia libraryJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I present this statement with due respect to cancer survivors and victims. To the volunteer board of trustees of the Batavia Public Library: As a community we must refra...
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Our lawmakers lack moral strengthJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - State and local governments are addicted to sin taxes. If you smoke, drink or gamble, you must pay. You are not morally equivalent to your lawmakers who may occasional...
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Goudie gaffe shows disdain for ItalyJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Chuck Goudie's column (June 21) on "Chicago's Dark Knight" seems to imply that Italy's current crime rate is so egregious that the government had to send troops there to...
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Court gun ruling should be end of itJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The decision has been made. American citizens have the right to buy, own and bear handguns for self-defense, exactly as our Founding Fathers wanted it. They knew what ...
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Cuts to addiction treatment hurt us allJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Recent cuts to substance abuse treatment providers will be devastating to our communities. At this time there is a four- to six-week waiting period for men and women see...
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Strange shipments we make to IranJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - "U.S. ships cigarettes, lots more to Iran," the heading of an article by Sharon Theimer (Associated Press). It's not the cigarettes that bother me; it's the "lots more"...
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Blame Big Oil for natural gas pricesJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The oil companies didn't get enough money from your pocket yet. They will now, because the price of natural gas is going to go through the roof. Everyone is going to b...
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Momentum builds for concealed carryJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I have noticed in the newspapers, the opinions of people who have written to the editors have been overwhelmingly Pro-Supreme Court decision (against handgun bans) and t...