Letters to the Editor
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Thanks to Kirk for his position on CNJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - As we read the Daily Herald's recent article on the proposed acquisition of the EJ&E by CN ("Fighting Over Trains," July 13, 2008), we noted that Congressman Mark Kirk h...
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Herald off base on pensions editorialJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - In the "Our View" section of the July 1 Herald you did it again. This should be of no surprise to me or others that read your paper but it is getting to be so regular th...
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Schaumburg Twp. library collecting foodJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Thanks so much for focusing on hunger in our neighborhoods. For most of us, if we don't know hungry people we don't think about them. For us they don't exist. In light o...
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Chicago area needs more mass transitJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Anyone who lives and commutes in the area knows that Chicagoland is long overdue for an increase in public transportation. Gas prices are rising with no end in sight an...
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Obama has the best judgment on the warJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. McCain keeps trying to tell us that Sen. Obama's judgment is poor because he opposed the surge. However: 1. There is no way of knowing what would have happened if w...
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Left has it wrong on 2nd AmendmentJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I've noticed much wailing and gnashing of teeth on the left side of the fence since the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the fact that the Second Amendment applies to individ...
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Middle class victims of the 'class war'Jul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The war is over. Not the war in Iraq or Afghanistan, but the "class war". The rich have won and the middle class is beaten. Ronald Reagan, a nice enough grandfatherly fi...
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Things aren't quite always as they seemJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Shades of old Crosstown Expressway ownership-required property for construction and crafts. Then Peotone, airport land development sites acquired by legislators before t...
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NIMBYs rule the day, unfortunatelyJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Having lived in Palatine for almost 40 years, I have seen numerous NIMBY (not in my backyard) campaigns. The senior issue is the extension of Route 53 into Lake County. ...
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Where's good news on Iraq?Jul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Violence in Iraq is down dramatically and it is at its lowest levels since the start of the war. In addition, the government of Iraq is wrapping up negotiations with U.S...