Letters to the Editor
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Bush out of touch with price of gasMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - President Bush was speaking at a White House news conference the other day when asked about the possibility of gas going as high as $4 a gallon by the time summer drivin...
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Take away killers' 15 minutes of fameMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Well it happened again. For a little while, I thought it wouldn't, but I should have known better. The day after the shooting at NIU, a TV newscaster said they were with...
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Pass Blagojevich capital budgetMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Today I waited for 25 minutes for my Pace bus. Yes, the weather was bad, but this is ridiculous. I hope lawmakers pass the governor's new capital plan -- if they do, n...
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Huge expenditure for a very short termMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Having voted in the 14th District primary, I was made aware of how much tax money was being spent for an absentee vote. I first called the village hall. They instructed ...
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New county tax will suffocate economyMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Last Friday, the taxpayers of this county were dealt a huge blow. Once again, when we had the opportunity to force Cook County government to live within its means, speci...
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The real heroes are on front linesMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Why are so many politicians concerned about who is taking steroids and claiming them heroes? There are no heroes in professional sports, only millionaires. The real hero...
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Kirk's bipartisan work gets resultsMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Mark Kirk has served our district well over the past seven and a half years. Because of his effective leadership, we have more commuter rail service, continued veterans...
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Wood smoke ban about self-interestMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I couldn't agree more with Valerie Ivanoff's Fence Post letter stating Kenneth Dubinski's proposal to mandate gas fireplaces to replace wood burning ones is dictatorial ...
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We don't want new tollway chargesMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - On the front page, Marni Pyke told us about the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (Feb. 29). As a taxpayer and citizen, I would like to tell the CMAP to go take ...
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No rebate checks to illegal immigrants?Mar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - According to the Daily Herald, language has been put into the rebate check legislation designed to prevent illegal immigrants from getting rebate checks. I'm not the bri...