Letters to the Editor
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The truth about gangs and drugsMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - How long are we going to tolerate illegal gangs in our communities? What we need are grassroots efforts to eradicate gangs and the sale of illegal drugs. If we don't tr...
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Bush does not deserve our respectMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The more I hear and read, the more I believe calling George Bush president is a mistake. He does not qualify to earn that honorable title. He is, and has been, as has ...
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This Father's Day, cheer responsibilityMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The absence of fathers in the lives of their children is an enormous problem facing urban communities throughout our country. And a lot of young men aren't practicing s...
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Kirk environmental record not so goodMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk claims that he is such a great friend of the environment that he outscored Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the latest League of Conservation Voters scoreca...
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Why won't our government act?May 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Step outside and you see more and more foreigners on our soil here in the U.S.A. They just continue using our services and if we don't like it, our government will prote...
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Same-sex rulings raw judicial fiatMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The recent decision in California calling same-sex marriage"legal" should have an enormous effect. The need to pass amendment protecting marriage as one man, one woman,...
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Clinton falls short as a candidateMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Ray Weaver's comments (Saturday) regarding this country needs Hillary Clinton as president, I would like to point out she attempted to get health insuranc...
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Illinois is a leader in serving veteransMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - On Monday, we celebrated Memorial Day all across our country. As the flags flew at half staff, we commemorated this day to keep the veterans we have lost in our memori...
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We have duty to be brother's keeperMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Certainly, Elaine Kalcsics (May 17) is entitled to her opinion. It is, however, her view of Catholicism that has made child abuse by priests possible, i.e., by believin...
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Paying for airline amenities a la carteMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I don't know why everybody is so upset the airlines are charging $15 to check the first bag. After all, why should that guy on every flight who wheels a steamer trunk d...