Letters to the Editor
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Water belongs to all of us on the ChainDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - After reading Don Barringer's letter published Dec. 5 in favor of a speed limit on the Chain, I feel compelled to clarify some simple facts. I'm a fifth-generation boate...
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Life sentences seldom mean lifeDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - In a recent letter opposing the death penalty, the writer makes an interesting claim about jury instructions. He writes: "In capital trials where only one individual is ...
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Tale in Lake Zurich will be ongoingDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald's parallel articles, " Fees, tax hikes, layoffs ahead for Lake Zurich," (Nov. 27) and "Housing crisis forces Hawthorn Woods to cut staff, projects," (No...
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Nobel Committee doesn't honor 'fads'Dec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Yes, my fellow reader from Prospect Heights found several more items to be thankful for as citizens of the U.S. But he feels global warming is just a fad, a media hype. ...
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Various disorders too much to takeDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Clerks in stores have been saying, "Have a happy holiday" to me and I'm highly offended. "Holiday" is a derivative of the words "Holy Day" and thoughts of anything holy ...
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Life sentences seldom mean lifeDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - In a recent letter opposing the death penalty, the writer makes an interesting claim about jury instructions. He writes: "In capital trials where only one individual is ...
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'Freedom' lost via government bansDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - The Smoke Free Illinois Act will take effect Jan. 1. It bans smoking tobacco in virtually all public places. The fact that the government is banning smoking almost every...
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Hiding from truth of no enforcementDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin's mayor, city council and city purchasing director have stated that all contracts for outside services performed on behalf of the city require all contractors and ...
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The real nightmare senior citizens faceDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - We have been reading both sides of the teacher/school administrator raise and salary issues ad nauseum. I'd like to point out the financial nightmare we senior citizens ...
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Bush behaves like petulant boy-kingDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Bush behaves like petulant boy-king I have just heard our president criticize the Congress for its inability to pass legislation which he wants. The president is suppose...