Letters to the Editor
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Banning wood emissions is healthyMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald story (Feb. 24) about the Breathe Healthy Air Coalition's efforts on our behalf is very encouraging. Their actions to clean up the air in Illinois by al...
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Softer Foster tone what district needsMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - There are plenty of reasons for 14th District voters to be skeptical about Jim Oberweis. His stated policies on illegal immigration pander to xenophobes and bigots rathe...
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Railroad purchase leaves questionsMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - As a resident of Lake Zurich, I am very concerned about the likely impact of the purchase of EJ&E by Canadian National. Traffic across the three grade-level crossings i...
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Guns have never loaded themselvesMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - I find it quite amusing when one letter writer had used a silly riddle. Another amusing letter is the one who wants to take away the Second Amendment and penalize all th...
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Our heritage of guns and tragedyMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The horror at Northern Illinois University has unleashed a torrent of mail offering solutions, with many recommending people should carry guns for their own protection. ...
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Back governor on economic growthMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - I have been thinking about Gov. Blagojevich's bill to provide an economic stimulus plan for the Illinois economy in this time of recession and increasing prices for the...
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Everyone doesn't drink and drugMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Recent surveys say that in the last 30 days, 36 percent of our students used drugs or alcohol. Of these, 9 percent drank and drove. These figures refute the claim by ma...
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Why Republican agenda has failedMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Once again Mr. Steve Toye (Fence Post, Feb. 19) points out a bunch of reasons why the Republican agenda has failed. He needs only to look at the policies that have made ...
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Had enough of Gov. Blagojevich?Mar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - I opened my Daily Herald Feb. 27 and once again found that our beloved governor is in the news. I couldn't help but think back to 2006 when the intrepid Rod, forever in...
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Early voting idea becomes a successMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - As Illinois' chief proponent of early voting, I applaud the Feb. 26 editorial ("Don't rush changes in early voting") for highlighting early voting's successes and pointi...