Letters to the Editor
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Laws already exist for gun buys, salesMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As an employee of Cabala's in the firearms department, I do not understand where Rep. Mark Kirk and Mayor Rita Mullins got the information that employees of gun stores d...
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Illegal immigration bad for AmericaApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - When all else fails, use the race card. The U.S. is the most diverse country in the world. People from most countries can take driving tests or vote in their ethnic lang...
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Assessor not to blame for taxesApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - This is in response to the letter to the editor about blaming the assessor for increased property taxes. I have read the past letters to the editor from Grant Township ...
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Focus on Obama's message of changeApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In regard to Silvio Pontarelli's recent letter about Obama, it seems to me that politicians commit social blunders all the time and we keep re-electing them. A social b...
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Thanks for great homecoming saluteApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - We would like to thank all who participated in our son's "Homecoming" and making it such a memorable and awesome occasion. We would like to give Al Conradt and the Patr...
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Restore funding of Extension programApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - For 90 years, the state of Illinois has supported the University of Illinois Extension. Extension provides research-based educational programs to the communities of Illi...
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Phone meeting in response to StrogerApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing today to commend (Congressional candidate) Steve Greenberg and State Sen. Matt Murphy. On Monday night, they co-hosted a telephone town hall meeting to dis...
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Health clinic says thank youApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - This is a letter of thanks and appreciation to a contractor who took $10,000 and along with his wife and daughter organized and led a $45,000 renovation project for Tri ...
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Rev. Wright's rants hard to rationalizeApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Rev. Wright is not satisfied with his 15 minutes of fame. Demagogues rarely settle for such tiny morsels. He is the perfect counterpoint to Martin Luther King Jr. and m...
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Headline wrongly directed blameApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The headline in the Saturday edition of the Herald is somewhat misleading -- "CTA crash kills 2." The implication is that a CTA bus or elevated train crash resulted in t...