Letters to the Editor
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Kirk's energy plan on the markJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Sharon Sanders' recent letter to the editor is false and ill-informed. It is amazing for its utter lack of a single valid point in its long and rambling attack on Mark K...
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Vicious vandalism hurts single momsJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - An article on the front page of the July 9 Daily Herald told of how a Corvette that someone had worked on for over 18 years was destroyed by fireworks that landed uninte...
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Being a good teacher takes hard workJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - After reading your latest article on the qualities of good teachers ("What's the Recipe for Good Teaching?" 6/26/08), it seems that the article and individuals quoted mi...
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We mustn't let history repeatJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - In the 1970s we experienced restricted oil supplies, rising gas prices and the short-term demise of gas guzzlers. Politicians appealed for conservation of energy, and a ...
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Keep funding fight against Alzheimer'sJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Alzheimer's disease is the 21st century's health epidemic for the nation. As many as 5.2 million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer's. More than 210,...
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Real men are real fathers to their kidsJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you for running Cynthia Tucker's column on July 13 ("How Jackson's crude comment helped Obama") and Connie Pohlman's letter (July 14). Jesse Jackson's crude commen...
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Don't believe Leftist propagandaJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - "Bush lied, people died", "Worst president since Hoover" and "approval rating at 28 percent" dominate the left-wing mantra, aided and abetted by a liberal press bent on ...
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If you stop scofflaws bike path can workJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Susan Hess of Kindness Inc. on Walnut Street should call the Elgin Department when drivers park horizontally across her driveway or in her driveway, which blocks her of...
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Legislative priorities need adjustmentJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Several weeks ago I read with great interest the article in the Herald about the new laws our illustrious legislators passed regarding wine ... who we can now buy it fro...
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Kirk stands up for human rights in ChinaJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk is standing up for human rights in China. Last week the House of Representatives passed a bill to establish a U.S. consulate in Lhasa, Tibet. The idea was firs...