Letters to the Editor
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Executions do not make society saferNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Ritual Human Sacrifices (RHS) were made to appease the gods in hopes of brining rain, crops, or victory over enemies. Twenty-five countries today still practice RHS to s...
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Please consider making 'gift of life'Nov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - I am a regular donor of platelets at the Lifesource donation site beside the Wal-Mart in Lake Zurich. Things are so bad that I was called just three days after donating...
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We need to use water more wiselyNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - It frustrates me to no end to read of the ongoing efforts to get Lake Michigan water pumped to communities in North and West Lake County. There are rules and regulatio...
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Teachers benefit from protectionNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: We have many District 211 teachers making well over $100,000 for a 10-month work period. They work in on isolated/protected economy with guaranteed job se...
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2 members stood up for taxpayersNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Only two members of the District 211 school board showed the nerve to stand up to the teachers union. The raises given are larger than any corporations are giving out (e...
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Body shop could cost AntiochNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Five years ago we left the city of Chicago, in search of a peaceful and a relatively environmentally clean atmosphere to live in. We chose Antioch after six months of ho...
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Thinking on feet a modern necessityNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: Reality television dominates our living rooms and our lifestyles. Water coolers, school yards and senior centers are filled with chatter about whose unscr...
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Critical thinking, not endless testingNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - About thinking … it's being said that students who leave college should be proficient in critical thinking, logical reasoning, a second language, insight into various cu...
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Teachers earning every dollar they getNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - I wholeheartedly agree with the teacher from Bensenville: based on the total number of hours that teachers put in, whether it's before school, after school or at home, t...
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Don't penalize all for conduct of fewNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - "Bottom line: Fans ought to be in the stands" says that all schools (should) prohibit fans from being allowed on playing fields after games because of the incident at th...