Letters to the Editor
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We need facts in immigration debateMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - In William Swearingen's Feb. 21 letter, he suggests various differences between legal and illegal immigrants. He incorrectly implies that only legal immigrants make thei...
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Make MS donation on state tax formMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The state of Illinois is again offering taxpayers a unique and effective way to support charities as part of the state's 2007 Income Tax Check Off Program. Eleven chari...
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Public works bill must be approvedMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - I've read that 75 percent of Illinois highways are more than 40 years old and that most were designed to last 40 years. Guess what? Drive anywhere in the suburbs, if you...
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Streamwood needs its own '4th of July'Mar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Finally, a hint of independent thinking on the Streamwood Village Board. Hooray to Jason Speer for having the courage to ask what's behind the curtain. And equally impre...
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Keep the slots out of Arlington ParkMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Your Opinion page of May 9th, 2003 contained the following paragraph: "….we've balked at expanded gambling because of queasiness about the government relying on revenu...
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Stewardship and the almighty dollarMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - This is a P.S. to my letter concerning church tithing, which you printed in the Dec. 31 Fence Post. It's also a thanks to those people who responded to it or privately r...
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Cook County taxes high for a reasonMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Of course, we have the highest taxes of any county in this country because we have the most corrupt officials of any county in this country. Mark Cash Arlington Heights ...
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Don't let stalemate cost state $7 billionMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Please tell me that Illinois is not going to miss out on its share of federal funds To get a 20 percent match of a federal transportation bill that would authorize $7 b...
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It is easy to stop using plastic bagsMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - You do the readers of the area a great service by pointing out the potential disastrous results of our continued use of so many of these bags. It is mind-boggling to thi...
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Maybe Gore can imagine snow, coldMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - I wonder if the imaginary Al Gore would be willing to shovel the imaginary foot and a half of snow on my real 120-foot driveway, which was caused by his imaginary globa...