Letters to the Editor
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Why didn't police just use a Tazer?Apr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Here we go again. Police, this time in Rolling Meadows, shoot and kill an intoxicated citizen. This one was said to be brandishing knives. Are we to believe he was thro...
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Democracy needs commitmentApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - I wish to comment on some assertions made in Jonathan Neumark's letter (March 2) regarding "sad state of affairs." Mr. Neumark was correct when he said we need to take ...
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'Triangle' plan needs your inputApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Residents of Mount Prospect, if you have an opinion about the redevelopment of our downtown, specifically in the "Triangle" area at Northwest Highway and Route 83, now i...
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New park director gets warm welcomeApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - I was very glad to read in the Daily Herald on Friday that Stephen Scholten has been selected as the new executive director of the Arlington Heights Park District, and I...
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No crisis in Social Security, MedicareApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Much has been written lately about the annual Social Security trustees report and their warning of an impending crisis in Social Security and Medicare. When will America...
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Legal aid for poor needs funding boostApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - I recently testified at Speaker Madigan's budget hearing in Northbrook about the urgent need to increase state funding for legal aid to help meet the civil legal needs o...
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Can we help find pet pied cockatiel?Apr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - On March 19, our pet cockatiel, Magnet, became startled and accidentally flew out of our home through a back door that had been slightly open. That wouldn't have occurre...
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Churches aren't a political platformApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you for addressing an issue that has bothered me for some time. Politics from the pulpit, whether by pastors, candidates or those supporting specific candidates, ...
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Use hard-earned tax dollars wiselyApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Both Lombard and Villa Park want new libraries. The towns are next to each other and unconventional thinking would have them build a joint facility. Expenses would be a...
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Keep the letters coming, GeriApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - I am a longtime fan of Fence Post. "Our self-interests imperil democracy" of April 3, was the best one I ever read. I hope Geri O'Brien of Arlington Heights becomes as ...