Letters to the Editor
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Kirk's vote on unemployment benefits neither thoughtful nor independentJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - When Mark Kirk voted last month against a broadly popular bill to extend unemployment benefits, he revealed just how meaningless his self-styled reputation as "thoughtfu...
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Politician positions full of disconnectsJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Months ago, Henry Waxman said, "There's a complete disconnect with reality" referring to the corporate executives involved with the mortgage crisis. He went further and...
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Apply lemon law to Illinois politiciansJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Leading by example has always been held in high regard. Consequences for actions are demanded in today's society. A guarantee for work performed is a must. A demand fo...
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Do we like McCain being McCain?Jul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - McCain is an expert on world affairs (or so says McCain). Why then does he not know that Czechoslovakia was dissolved 15 years ago? Why does he have still have trouble...
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Deterring bad guys from having gunsJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The Supreme Court has ruled that the Second Amendment to the Constitution establishes a personal right to own a handgun for self-defense. Formerly, courts have held that...
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The irony behind NAFTA's realityJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The NAFTA agreement is to stimulate trade between agreement member countries. We buy their merchandise and they buy ours, sounds good. But what happened? It seems that...
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Our patriotic duty to conserve energyJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Reflecting on our 232-years of working together to find "a more perfect union," it became evident the highest indicator of patriotism for regular citizens is not the giv...
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Liberal media only helps terroristsJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The national liberal media - NBC, CBS, ABC, the New York Times, etc. - gladly help terrorists by publishing military secrets, telling terrorists that we are wiretapping ...
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State budget cuts and the county jailJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The problems at the Cook County jail will only get worse when the state's drastic budget cuts to substance abuse treatment take effect ("Feds blast conditions at Cook Co...
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Remember Lincoln in evaluating BushJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I read many letters to the Fence Post declaring the current Bush presidency to be the worst ever and his competency in serious doubt. Judging by the polls, this may be t...