Letters to the Editor
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'Ignore,' 'accept' are not real solutionsFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I am dumbfounded at what may have come out of Alfred Kirkland's education. What does he call an act which breaks or ignores the law? Why, of course, it is an illegal or ...
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Coverage showed depth, sensitivityFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - My sincere thanks for your outstanding coverage of the tragedy that happened at Northern Illinois University on Feb. 14. From the initial time of the shooting, all the ...
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Help wipe out cancer with RelayFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I was at the Gurnee Curves recently trying to follow up with my New Year's resolution to exercise and I noticed a couple of stuffed animals with a Relay for Life T-shirt...
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Give citizens option of self-defenseFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Once again, on the heels of the Lane Bryant killings, is another mass shooting at NIU. What are we to do? As I listened to a morning talk show a few moments ago, a shr...
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It's time that we shout, 'Enough!'Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I was a student at the University of Iowa in November 1991 when a graduate student killed five fellow students, paralyzed a sixth and killed himself. At the time, peo...
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Changes that are needed in IllinoisFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The word change is sweeping the country like wildfire, but here in Illinois we've heard it all before. We've heard Gov. Blagojevich talk about change and reform, but the...
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Stimulus package will up the debtFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The stimulus package rebate checks will do little to buck up an economy which is unfortunately being portrayed and perceived by many Americans as being in recession. Eve...
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Late response on guns is sickeningFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The knee-jerk, "oops, this happened again" response by Congress to recent shootings sprees is disgusting. Scrambling to act upon the much-publicized incidents in an ele...
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In the name of God, inhumanity againFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The practice of the Westboro Baptist Church of Kansas protesting at funeral services of people who do not share their narrow views on morality quite graphically illustra...
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It'll be good when the primaries endFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Politicians have gotten very nasty. Our votes for independents get pushed out. You can only vote Democrat or Republican depending on which state you vote in, so why do ...