Letters to the Editor
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Those who paid cost of our freedomMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - At 18 in 1980, after President Carter resumed the registration requirement in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, I registered as a conscientious objector. ...
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Welcome change in religious beliefsMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Ted Turner, the billionaire founder of TV channel CNN, once called Christianity "a religion for losers" and "Jesus freaks." According to Louis Carbonneau of Reuters new...
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Orr logic falls short against voter IDMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I would expect David Orr, as an elected official, to have provided at least one example of how a poor person who used to vote now can't because they lack an ID. How can...
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State cuts threaten Red Tape CuttersMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The board of directors of the North Shore Senior Center wants the public to be aware that a very valuable resource for older adults - the Red Tape Cutters Program - is ...
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Improve access to basic dental careMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois General Assembly faces an important decision that will impact hundreds of thousands of families - modestly increasing funding to address a critical issue th...
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It's easier for senators to throw stonesMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm glad to know that our senior senator, Dick Durbin, thinks that the president should make the oil companies do something about oil and gas prices. Where was Sen. Du...
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'Sensible' gun laws aren't sensibleMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - On Sunday, the Daily Herald wrote an editorial asking why can't we get gun owners to back "sensible" gun legislation. It said nine out of 10 Americans support a backgro...
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Illegal immigration is costly for countryMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The issue of illegal immigration remains a sore spot with many taxpayers. A recent report by the Manhattan Institute found that the cost to the federal government by san...
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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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A special tribute to military veteransMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - What a special tribute to our military veterans living at the Lutheran Home to see enlarged photos of these men and women in their uniforms those many years ago displaye...