Letters to the Editor
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Globalization good only for profiteersMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Globalization and "free trade" send good American jobs abroad, which creates unemployment, lowers wages and breaks unions. Downsizing and offshoring cost us our middle-c...
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Don't make use of plastic or paper bagsMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Ralph W. Conner from the Heartland Institute believes everyone should not only use, but embrace the use of plastic bags. According to his Feb. 26 letter to the editor, ...
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Kirk is a master at electronic forumsMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - In the last months, I have received recorded calls from Congressman Mark Kirk inviting members of the household to join in electronic town meetings. In one of these occ...
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Vote for Foster, not more scare tacticsMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - With all the mailers and TV ads, it's hard to miss there is a special election March 8 in the 14th U.S. House District. Compare the mailers that each candidate is sendin...
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For many, red flags present early in lifeMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Whatever is speculated about the gunman responsible for the horrific act at NIU, I can tell you his behavior and actions were not due to a simple cause such as breaking ...
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Oberweis the best choice for CongressMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Bill Foster mailed out literature implying that Jim Oberweis is in bed with China because he wants to trade with China. I am old enough to remember when we citizens hat...
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There are other ways to fight backMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - I feel I must respond to Mr. Ronald Navara's letter of March 1. I too refuse to be a victim. But there are ways to fight back without a gun. Over 30 years ago I was a re...
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There's no reason to raze Cole HallMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - The lecture hall at NIU is relatively new and there is absolutely no reason for it to be torn down and replaced costing an almost bankrupt state $40 million. Public Offi...
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Other states right on concealed-carryMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Forty-eight states have concealed-carry gun laws. Two do not, one being Illinois. Does this mean 48 states are wrong? I don't think so! Mike Oury Wheaton ...
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There is more to hear than terrorismMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Now that once-headlined words have faded and highly charged speeches have become whispers, what has happened to the search for truth behind the treasonable acts committe...