Letters to the Editor
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Dumping Electoral College a bad ideaMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - By all means, get rid of the Electoral College. That way, we only have to hold elections in the large cities. We can let one group of voters elect the leaders for the r...
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Finally, hope seen from SpringfieldMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The national scene is as exciting as the local scene is depressing. But the recent set of budget proposals unveiled in Springfield give me hope that we can get on track....
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Lawsuit motivated by a selfish fewMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - An unhappy, selfish few in White Eagle and Tall Grass are suing District 204 over the new Metea site and boundaries. They are willing to sacrifice the needs and tax doll...
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Republicans aren't fiscally responsibleMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Oh, please, give me a break. I am presuming that Mr. Nejdl (Feb. 26) is trying to continue to promote the false premise that Republicans are more fiscally responsible ...
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Obama is clearly the better choiceMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Hillary Clinton can crow all she wishes about the importance of her wins to date in many of the bigger states, but it doesn't signify unless in November her supporters e...
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A new suggestion for NIU situationMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The recent visit by the governor to NIU has been a subject of interest to many. Apparently, the governor and some NIU officials had a meeting at the school- and conclud...
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No more buying in Cook County nowMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Oh, how good it feels for the citizens of Cook County to be led around by their noses. After the Stroger-led county board voted a tax increase to make the county sales ...
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Want to move through traffic?Mar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - In the articles I've read, what I haven't seen mentioned is what I believe was the first such effort at this in the U.S. It opened about 1994 and runs parallel to Califo...
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Give Seals views on illegal immigrantsMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - As I was reading through the "On the Issues" section to find out where Dan Seals stands on important issues, I noticed that the issue of illegal immigration was left out...
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Gaza headline was biased, inaccurateMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - In your AP article on the conflict in Gaza, your headline writer shamefully takes sides not just by inferring that it is Israel that turned Gaza into a battlefield, but ...