Letters to the Editor
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Kirk, Bush, moving country backwardMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - On March 11, Congressman Mark Kirk had the opportunity to overrride President Bush's veto of The Intelligence Authorization Act of 2008 (HR 2082). This act banned the us...
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State shouldn't be in stadium businessMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - We have one governor (Blagojevich) who wants to sell everything (lottery, tollway, Thompson Center and tollway building). We have an ex- governor (Thompson) who wants to...
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White Sox a class act for NIU hatsMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Although what happened at NIU last month was a tragedy, it isn't necessary for any professional sports organization to do anything but perhaps mourn on an individual bas...
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Politicians teach how to go brokeMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - An article in the paper talked about our governor's ideas on how to sell out future income for instant gratification to meet budget expenses that are not yet approved. ...
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Bill Foster's election seems healthy signMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I was heartened with the election of Bill Foster to replace Dennis Hastert in the U.S. House, particularly since our area is often so staunchly Republican. I personally ...
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Capital bill needed to boost economyMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - On behalf of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, I recently stood alongside former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and former Congressmen Glenn Poshard, two of our state'...
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Putting cure ahead of preventionMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1424 calling for equal treatment of mental illness and substance abuse on par with other medical illnesses, but there still...
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McCain would do right by taxpayersMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The rich get richer while the poor get poorer as the Senate denies a year's moratorium on earmarks! If McCain becomes president, he vows an end to them! If only these we...
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The Obama record on endorsementsMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, Barack Obama endorsed Bill Foster for the seat of former U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert. Remember last year when Obama endorsed Todd Stroger? Ed Friese Arlington He...
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When did we join the Axis of Evil?Mar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - For perhaps the first time in seven years of an evil, totalitarian, benighted administration, we are confronted with the truth. The president of the United States suppo...