Letters to the Editor
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How do candidates plan to save planet?Jun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems like everyday, the media reports on how global warming is affecting faraway places - from melting icecaps to disappearing glaciers. Now with record floods and ...
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Budget stalemate imperils social helpJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - In February, Gov. Blagojevich stated he wanted a Fiscal Year 2009 budget that would focus on "boosting Illinois' economy and helping working families in the face of a na...
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Big Brown wasn't the biggest storyJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - After watching the Belmont Stakes on television on June 7, I was struck by the way the news media gave practically no attention to the winning horse. The coverage was a...
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Unnecessary lesson on spending moneyJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I was interested to read the article in the Daily Herald about Crown Financial Ministries, which aims to inform Christians on how God wants people to spend their money. ...
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No excuse for oil policy failureJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The oil crises must be taken in it perspective: It is not a new phenomenon; we have been aware that this day would come for at least 50 years. What have our legislature...
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Electioneering at taxpayer expenseJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, the taxpayers of the Northwest suburbs paid for State Senator Matt Murphy and State Rep. Syd Mathias to send out 35,000 mailers, advertising themselves in the ...
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In defense of Lou DobbsJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing this letter relating to an article written by Ruben Navarrette appearing May 29. Navarrette accuses Lou Dobbs of CNN saying crude things that give the debat...
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Fun time to follow baseball in ChicagoJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I have always been a Cubs fan, but horror of horrors, I have never been a Sox hater. Why? Because I was first and foremost a baseball fan, and today I was thinking what ...
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Drive 55 and save at the gas pumpJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Drive 55 and save at the gas pump Bring back the 55 mph speed limit. It will conserve fuel and cut down on the accidents. Walt Samorez Gurnee ...
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Fallacy of picking and choosingJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Nancy Herman's letter published May 16, this kind of holier than thou stuff makes my eyes roll into the back of my head. As long as people profess to l...