Letters to the Editor
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No bailout for the mortgage gamblersJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Much has been written about bailing out individuals who have bought homes with little or no money down with adjustable interest rate mortgages. One can sympathize with i...
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We must respond to climate changeJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - I'd like to respond to Richard Armour's letter in the Jan. 6 Fence Post. Mr. Armour refers to Al Gore and others who are raising concerns about global warming as "prophe...
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Solving traffic woes is a balancing actJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Reading Georgia Garvey's article on the District 16 candidates' solution to unsnarling traffic (on Jan. 10), Terry Wilke's point about referendums to raise money for roa...
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The case to elect Seals to CongressJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - I live in the 10th Congressional District. We will have a highly contested election for congressman. The Iraq War was based on faulty data that alienated our allies and ...
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Strive for clean-burning energyJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Neanderthal evolution: "Global warming is a hoax... The science is still uncertain... Climate change may be real, but it's not manmade... It's real and manmade, but ther...
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Anti-death penalty arguments defy logicJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - I've been seeing letters in favor of abolishing the death penalty. They all seem to share common errors. The most prevalent argument is that a certain number of death r...
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Herald unfairly criticizes ObamaJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Thank you for your "Idea No. 1" on Page 1 of the Jan. 5 paper: "Learn more about your next leaders than about Paris Hilton." Right next to that noble idea is the headlin...
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Springfield 'thefts' led to transit issuesJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - For years tobacco and alcohol have been the favorite cash cows for Springfield lawmakers. So it hardly surprising that some lawmakers are floating the idea of a 90 cents...
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Toll enforcement system works in best interests of honest tollway usersJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - McPartlin is Executive Director of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority The Illinois Tollway exists to connect families and customers to businesses and people ...
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Dist. 15: Deal fairly with your therapistsJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The occupational, music and physical therapists in District 15 may be small in number, but their value mak...