Letters to the Editor
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Community will miss Pat BottermanMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The Wheeling Township community, local government and politics suffered a loss with the sudden death of Pat Botterman. Pat in his young life was keenly interested in is...
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Cigarette smoke worse than grillMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - In Mr.Dainius letter dated Feb. 10, he asked which is more dangerous to one's health -- smoke from a grill or inhaling smoke from a cigarette? It is obvious and the Surg...
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Gender and race shouldn't be factorsMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - After several readings of Ginger Marcuccelli's letter (Feb. 8), not encouraging, but rather ordering women to vote for Hillary Clinton merely because she is a woman, I a...
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Politicians don't trust gun controlMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - If the strict measures of gun control are working in Illinois, then why do we taxpayers fund Mayor Daley's, Gov. Blagojevich, and other politicians police protection? I...
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Bill Foster election moves us to futureMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Congratulations to Bill Foster, the new Democratic representative for the 14th U.S., House District. Congratulations to his staff, and the hundreds of volunteers who pi...
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Head off looming financial disasterMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - As the baby boom generation approaches retirement, David Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, has raised grave concerns about how Social Security and Medica...
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We got excited about Carter tooMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Economic worries were widespread. The hangover from war and disgust with Washington saturated the political fabric. The desire for something different could almost be de...
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Lowering voting age is misguidedMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - I think the proposal by Democrat State Rep. Lou Lang to amend the Illinois Constitution in order to allow 17-year-olds to vote in state and local elections is misguided ...
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Congress must take on NCAA deceitMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - "Seriously, college athletics have started to make the pros look like a Mother Teresa clinic on sportsmanship." So writes Mike Imrem in his revealing Feb. 10 column, "B...
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Geo-Karis treated people with respectMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - There are very few times in your life that you meet someone who is larger than anyone you have ever met. I met the late Sen. Adeline Geo-Karis on her 78th birthday. We w...