Letters to the Editor
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Obama should find another churchMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - On the news now we are hearing portions of horrendously racist speeches made by Obama's minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, before his retirement from Trinity United Church ...
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Embryonic stem cell research flawedMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Embryonic stem-cell research (ESCR) is another pie-in-the-sky idea whose time is over. I've tried to do research to compare ESCR to ASCR (adult stem cell research); I r...
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There's nothing 'only' about knivesMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - This note is regarding the article published in the Daily Herald on March 11, in which (the article) commented that Michael Chybicki had "only knives" when he was shot a...
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Time for a change in getting the newsMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Jim Slusher's editorial on March 13, I can appreciate the dilemma your paper faces. I have been a reader of the Daily Herald for 40-plus years and in the ...
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Still 'no' to Lake Michigan waterMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The Bureau of Labor and Statistics states that the cost of food at the supermarket is up over 5.8 percent; home energy costs are up 6 percent; gasoline is up over 35 per...
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Address threat to our water supplyMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - There has been a firestorm of publicity in the past week or so regarding the impact on drinking water supplies here in Illinois and in communities around the country. It...
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BG needs to revisit its emergency planMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Since Sept. 11, 2001, the term "emergency preparedness" has become a household word for every American. Today, nearly three days after village officials in Buffalo Grove...
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Congress must get FISA bill rightMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Congress must pass a FISA bill that protects our national security and preserves our civil liberties. Congress must oppose retroactive immunity for phone companies that ...
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Harsh rhetoric isn't same as real debateMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Politics has been defined as the art of the possible. This must involve compromise to reach a solution. Unfortunately, many issues in our society will not be solved due ...
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Lowering voting age is a good ideaMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Unfortunately for me, my 18th birthday is five days after the presidential election in November. I very much want to have a say in who becomes our next president. For th...