Letters to the Editor
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Say goodbye to the Fourth AmendmentJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In Washington, D.C., your Congress finished its destruction of your rights as citizens under the Fourth Amendment of our Constitution. Without warrants, and without your...
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Congress has duty on impeachmentJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - I call upon members of Congress to take responsibility and carry out their duties as our elected representatives. There is evidence of crimes carried out by this admini...
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The 10th District carpetbagger issueJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The American Heritage Dictionary defines a "carpetbagger" as an outsider, especially a politician, who presumptuously seeks a position or success in a new locality. Dan...
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Social security doesn't compareJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In his letter to the editor (Fence Post, July 9), Len Brauer of Palatine says, "Sorry, but I think privatization is a very bad idea." But Len also mentions the "lock bo...
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The fight against cancer begins hereJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Cancer is the number one killer of Americans under age 85. In Illinois alone, an estimated 25,320 people will die from the disease this year. As a volunteer for the Ame...
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Keeping America an America we loveJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - People are rightly fed up with blunders and gaffes in government, tired of a president who lacks the rhetorical skills to effectively communicate even the policies most ...
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Produce ethanol without using cornJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - To reduce dependence on foreign oil, government has promoted the use of corn-based ethanol. This goal is laudable, but has led to some unintended consequences. Higher de...
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Kirk working for corporate AmericaJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - It's really not surprising that Congressman Mark Kirk voted to block a critical extension of unemployment benefits for millions of out-of-work Americans that would give ...
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Obama defending the wrong choiceJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In a July 11 news item, Sen. Obama is quoted saying, "I will never back down in defending a woman's right to choose." Choose what? Chocolate or vanilla? Window seat or ...
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Mom thanks paper for theater coverageJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - My family owes a big thank you to the Daily Herald for covering local theater events. You have given us the summer of a lifetime! A few months ago I read in the Daily He...