Letters to the Editor
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Grant citizens power to defend themselvesFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Well it seems another lunatic has killed someone in yet another "gun free zone." When will the state government see its way clear to grant us the privilege of being able...
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GOP reign coming to end in DuPage?Feb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Thank you to the voters of DuPage County, Downers Grove Township Precinct 54, for having the confidence to elect me to the office of Democratic precinct committeeman. Pr...
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Iraq 'surge' doesn't amount to successFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Don't be fooled by our government's claims of success with the Iraq "surge." Had this surge been our original tactic as many urged -- and succeeded then -- at least 2,50...
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GOP vote in 14th leaves him agogFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - 14th District Republicans have just voted down a man, Chris Lauzen, who has served us tirelessly with a stellar voting record for the past 15 years. Over him for a seat...
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Dist. 57 board acting deliberateFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - I am responding to Mr. Wilson's editorial on the board of education's unanimous decision to postpone housing District 57's first graders at Westbrook for the 2008-2009 s...
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Whom is misleading whom?Feb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - In a recent letter to the editor, my Democrat opponent, Amanda Howland, accused me of "deliberately misleading" local taxpayers in regard to the increased RTA mass trans...
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Macy's is trying to rewrite historyFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - First, Federated Department stores took away our Marshall Field's and now they're rewriting Chicago history. The Fall '07/Winter '08 Official Visitor's Guide to the city...
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Time to fix roads, not just potholesFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The Feb. 12 editorial, "Problem is much deeper than potholes" is right on. Illinois is currently battling the snowiest winter in 29 years, creating "…conditions…ideal fo...
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'Decoupling' is an innovative strategyFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas are inviting customers to use less natural gas. That's the result of an innovative tool used in 12 other states and recently approved by ...
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Don't destroy park with condominiumsFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Decimate Century Park with seven-story condos? I hope not. Does Vernon Hills need more condos? How many do we have unoccupied - and how many more are under construction...