Letters to the Editor
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Keeping roads free of unsafe driversMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Since another newspaper has done an expose on "Why are They Still Driving," it has come to my attention that there is a new wrinkle to these drivers who should not be dr...
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Greed is driving up the cost of energyMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I once believed that oil prices were being used to control the economy since interest rate increases by the Fed are less efficient in warding off inflation - but there r...
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Turn out to save downtown MPMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Please attend the Mount Prospect village board meeting Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. in the village hall. This is about the village's approval of a developer's $40 million ...
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Small families protect the planetMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I was appalled by your May 10 article highlighting Mother's Day and the family with their 17 children. In this day and age, with so many of the world's problems being ...
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Make a contract to preserve the treesMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I write to express my disagreement and shame for the shortsighted intergovernmental plan that will result in losing 340 trees at Ackerman Woods in Glen Ellyn. The villag...
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Gas bill contained a really big mistakeMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I wish to alert my fellow neighbors about a situation that has occurred with Nicor. During the winter months of December, January and February, when gas usage was highes...
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Serious side effects mean unsafe drugsMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - In an article on statin drugs, it is stated: "Doctors generally agree all statin medications on the market are extremely safe, but none is completely free of side effec...
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Bush foreign policy has been shamefulMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Does anyone else find it repugnant to hear our president recently chastise Jimmy Carter and others for an openness to meet with Hamas, Syria, Iran? This is the same pre...
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Exemptions ease property tax painMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Every year we read or see stories in the media about homeless veterans. One Chicago study found that one of every three homeless males is a U.S. armed forces veteran. Th...
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Foie gras is victory for meat industryMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The repeal of the foie gras ban in Chicago is a victory for the destructive and inhumane meat industries. Beef, pork and poultry magnates cause more pollution and globa...