Letters to the Editor
-
Dollars and cents of war and debtApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I am going to make this very easy for you. 1. A million has six zeros, and a billion has nine. If there were only one million people in the U.S., we each would have t...
-
Resolving housing, lending dilemmasApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - After a year of rising foreclosures, a housing market slump, and lenders reporting tremendous losses, it is time to focusing on who is to blame and start working on a lo...
-
Demand Senate action on recall billApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - People of Illinois, wake up and call either Emil Jones or your state senator and demand that the recall bill be brought to a vote in the Illinois Senate. I can't belie...
-
Wall on our border needs to be builtApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I don't think Mr. Jones (Fence Post, April 14) understands why the wall on our Mexico border is important unless he is one of those who came from that country illegally....
-
Little wonder that Illinoisans are upsetApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - In the Illinois state capital, the notion that change will come in 2008 was just soundly rejected on the floor of the Senate. The state is in its fifth year of Democrat ...
-
Let local, state police help ATF agentsApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Since gun control legislation makes quivering cowards of all politicians, why don't we allow all local and state police organizations help the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco...
-
Praise for Clinton editorial cartoonApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - As we have all been told throughout life, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Your political cartoon on the editorial page March 27 was a perfect example. It tells i...
-
Not the best writing on the railroadApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The April 13 article in the Daily Herald about the proposed sale of the E J& E railroad has prompted me to finally write a letter about it. The picture was not even on ...
-
State's actions have role in employmentApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The April 16 story, "Poverty in the Suburbs," paints an accurate picture of people who are willing to work ("…better be at the temp agency when the doors open at 5"), bu...
-
The environment demands attentionApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite all the recent press about global warming, the environment does not seem a pressing issue as long as we can see blue sky and trees and grass around us. However,...