Letters to the Editor
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Teach kids about waiting their turnMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - How is it that the state of Illinois, according to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), can spend $3.5 billion each year on services for illegal aliens...
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Electoral College is a needed safeguardMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Although many revile the Electoral College system, few understand that it's a safeguard against majority tyranny. It simply gives small states a slight advantage to mak...
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Church, state issue has deep rootsMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I must respond to John Babush's March 5 letter "Separation of church, state doesn't exist." Babush insists that separation of church and state wasn't a founding principl...
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Drug companies focus on profitsMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Have you noticed that the American drug companies that are spending literally billions of dollars yearly advertising products to the public that are available on prescri...
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Campaign to ease human sufferingMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Do you know that 12.6 million children live in households that experience hunger? In 2007, an average of 26.5 million people used food stamps each month, and 37 percent ...
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SIU chancellor on leaveMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - A member of Southern Illinois University's faculty senate worries the appearance of instability in the top post of the Carbondale school could have lingering fallout. SI...
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Don't sacrifice lives to cut costsMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - It appears that the Marine Corps finds the new "MRAP" vehicles, which would protect troops from IEDs and thus save lives, too costly and the lives of our troops too chea...
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IEMA has, and will, be there, for countyMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - This paper's March 13 article concerning state assistance following floods last August in Lake County requires clarification. In response to the floods, Gov. Blagojevich...
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Explanation sought on death penaltyMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Burt Constable stated in his Feb. 28 column, "Time for state to join civilized world and end death penalty," as he was discussing the Eric Hanson trial and sentencing, t...
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Liberals jeopardize country's futureMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - This is the first time in my life (81 years), I have fear for the future of my country. Because I have been an active, dedicated conservative Republican volunteer for 60...