Letters to the Editor
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Thanks for the annual couples lunchFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - On Valentine's Day the Old Country Buffet hosted their annual lunch for couples married for 50 years or more. It was a very thoughtful, considerate and generous thing to...
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Our country is in peril of attacksFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - I am confused by some of the articles I have read. One is the issue of "water boarding" when interrogating "suspected terrorist prisoners." Would it be better to treat ...
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Library filtering legislation neededFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois Library Association misinformation is reported without balance in the media, e.g., "Librarians Want Local Control of Harmful Content," Feb. 19. An ILA "lobbyis...
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Jane Fonda owes viewers an apologyFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Jane Fonda tells Meredith Vieira on the "Today" show that she would not perform a monologue with its title being a vulgar slang word. Her explanation: "I don't think so...
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Sheriff deputies deserve raisesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - I find it appalling that the Lake County Board, the Lake County Sheriff and Lake County Administrator Barry Burton care so little about our safety that they have ignored...
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You need money to win races nowdaysFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Where has Mr. Smith gone? Unfortunately, the 14th Congressional District primary on Feb. 5 showed us that money trumps all in politics and Mr. Smith is moving out of ele...
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Herald should police its lettersFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - On Feb. 15th, you printed a letter from Marty Colgan describing a visit by Hillary Clinton to an elementary school. During the visit, Sen. Clinton is asked tough questio...
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Wishing no harm, but more adherenceFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I am an Elgin resident concerned about the local and national immigration problem. While some of the points Al Kirkland Jr. made in a recent letter have merit, what was ...
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We all must oppose culture of violenceFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Are you disgusted by the school shootings? Are you looking for an answer as to why someone would become a terrorist and kill innocents at a middle school or university o...
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Give new department chanceFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Usually I don't get involved in defending criticism appearing in letters to the editor. However, after reading Linda Soto's letter in the Feb. 17 Daily Herald, I feel co...