Letters to the Editor
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Turn hope into action -- right nowApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Hope is a fine word, an amazing word. It can be a step, helping you reach a higher level. It can be a crutch, helping you down the road to destruction. It is a word we h...
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Storied Lincoln a frequent loser, tooApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Much has been written about the fact that Jim Oberweis has failed at all attempts to win elective office. But, consider the following: In 1832, he lost his job, being de...
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Voters who have no cause to complainApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - I am so tired of all the complaining going on about sales taxes being too high, gas being too high, property taxes being too high. What did you think would happen when y...
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Lincoln quotes gave us the guideApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Question: Why are we so smart today as to think we can improve on society when Abraham Lincoln said it all years ago. Here's his quote: "You cannot strengthen the weak b...
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Holy Name Six exposed hypocrisyApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - The Holy Name Six are being vilified for taking action on the Pope's denunciation of the unethical war and illicit U.S. occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, where countle...
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Impact of sexual assault enormousApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Why do we want to make you aware of this? It's because, unfortunately, sexual assault is more widespread today...
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Bailouts offer insult to bad fiscal injuryApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Bailouts offer insult to bad fiscal injury Democrats on Capitol Hill want $400 billion to back problem loans, said a March 30 story. Greed by some in the mortgage indust...
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Gangs, not guns, root of violenceApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Mayor Daley and other civic leaders constantly focus on legislative action to ban guns as a solution to the surge in youth violence we are currently experiencing. Howeve...
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Paper's out of touch with its readersApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - As usual, I find myself strongly disagreeing with your position on this issue ("No simple solution to overcrowding," March 27). While overcrowding is a problem, I have t...
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Killings show gun bans don't workApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Another anti-gun rally is heavily covered by the media, but when gun owners band together at the state capitol, the media largely ignores it. The media bias is clear. I...