Letters to the Editor
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Arlington library drive sets recordDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: Thanks to many, many generous community members, Arlington Heights Memorial Library's 10th annual Holiday Book Drive was once again a huge success. We set...
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Experience needed in next presidentDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - I am a member of the baby-boomer set. I have observed history in the making, from World War II to Iraq, with my earliest presidential memories being of President Truman....
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Penguin adoption a help to food pantryDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: The Village of Mount Prospect would like to thank the owners and customers of Millie's Hallmark and Neat N Cool Gifts for helping to make the holiday seas...
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Air America does not disparage our troopsDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Oh boy … I think Steve Toye needs to switch over to decaffeinated coffee. His latest rant (Fence Post, Dec. 13) is quite incredible. I am a regular listener of Air Ameri...
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Advice to follow in wake of tragic deathDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - The tragic death of astronaut Dan Tani's mother Rose at a railroad crossing reminded this senior citizen of a sound bit of advice he once got as a teenager from a drivin...
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What constitutes a 'notable' death?Dec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: I am responding to an article by the Associated Press in the Dec. 5 "Life Stories" section adjacent to the Obituaries. I read two uplifting stories author...
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Use common sense with fireworksDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - I sit here during lunch time and read the articles of people who always want to blame others for their stupidity (Dec. 14, Man sues over fireworks injury). How can we ti...
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Elevator statute hurts condo ownersDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - This is a strong protest against recently enacted Illinois statute #92-0873. Purportedly, this law provides for greater safety in all elevators over a certain age within...
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Momentum against death penaltyDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - The death penalty offers the false impression that life is sacred, by taking it away. Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, over 1,000 human beings have ...
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Board embarrasses School District 158Dec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - "All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten" is a book about which we have all heard. It seems to me that the members of the District 158 school board may have ...