Letters to the Editor
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Tragic accident was waiting to happenJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The accident on Pleasant Hill Road that took the life of John Rigdon was very unfortunate and confirms the concerns of many. For 32 years I have been running to and fro...
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Remembering killed officerJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Another anniversary -- eight years gone since the cold-blooded killing of on-duty officer Greg Sears of the Hampshire Police Department. A horrific act, compounded by th...
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Rev. Wright tries to divide peopleJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Mr. Peterson's letter (Fence Post, June 19) reflects his own guilt, to blame all who disagrees with this so-called preacher Rev. Wright. History is for learning to not r...
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Get government out of marriageJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The issue of same-sex marriage seems to dominate the media and elicits contentious behavior and language from both sides. There is no question we live in a heterogeneous...
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Russert knew what it meant to be a fatherJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - It's Friday afternoon and then the news hits the news wire. Tim Russert has died from a sudden heart attack at the age of 58. I asked myself how could this be, and even ...
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Pay attention to your kids' schoolsJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Pre-college education in the Chicago suburbs is not ideologically neutral. The schools are a battleground for the minds, hearts and souls of our children. The increasing...
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A satiric view on gay marriage issueJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Everyday I'm hearing about homosexuals getting married in California now that its Supreme Court has overturned the ban on gay marriage. I'm getting nervous! What if oth...
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Changes to ozone come from all of usJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm writing concerning the issue of the ozone level and air pollution. Why don't all the states require emission tests on cars? Why not on semis, which spout black fume...
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Galena surprises him with honestyJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - What's up with big towns like Wheeling and Arlington Heights with no hearts? After reading two letters in the June 16 Fencepost regarding the Wheeling "grass violator" w...
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D211 puts energy savings into readingJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - What do teachers do on the Monday after the end of the school year? Though there are myriad answers to that question, approximately 40 District 211 teachers and administ...