Letters to the Editor
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Elgin building root of problemsMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - My husband and I purchased our home located in the Near West Neighborhood in 2003 with hopes of rehabilitating a historical home. As being a lifelong resident of Elgin ...
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Kudos to alert crossing guardMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Kudos to alert crossing guard On Tuesday, May 6, I saw the crossing guard at Campanelli School prevent a possibly tragic accident. I was heading north on Springinsguth a...
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Politicians, tell us truth about debtMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Between now and the November presidential election, would it be too much to ask of the presidential candidates to actually tell the electorate the plain truth on issues ...
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Sometimes we all need a little helpMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - As I was driving down Aptakisic Road on Friday at my typical time on my typical route to my typical job, something changed the routine. Traffic was unusually backed up. ...
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Pay our heroes what they deserveMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I feel the heroes of communities -- firefighters, EMTs, and teachers -- are not getting the pay and the recognition they deserve. These people help lives every day in th...
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Wright hurting, not helping, blacksMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - In his latest speeches at the NAACP and National Press Club, Rev. Wright continued to cause great harm to the African-American community. He promotes the cause of blacks...
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Health care and the price of gasMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Your paper recently did a front page story regarding the fact that gasoline broke the $4-per-gallon mark. In a highlighted box titled "It could be worse," you showed th...
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Clinton, Obama wrong on ethanolMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Candidate Clinton proposed a large ethanol plant in Iowa during the primary but candidate Obama said it was not big enough so he promised a larger plant . One tan...
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Letter writer needs to get his facts rightMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Mr. Rosenblit's letter to the Daily Herald on April 26 was a little long. Long on hyperbole, short on facts as well as perspective. Where to start -- 1.2 million civili...
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Stop deferring to your childrenMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Speaking with a friend who makes keys at a local business, I learned that literally hundreds of parents repeatedly have keys made for their children. Not just young chi...