Letters to the Editor
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Wild rhetoric doesn't trump our rightsNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - This is a response to Mr. Strauss' Oct. 20 letter, "Beware the Destroyers." He very eloquently used inflammatory rhetoric and innuendo to say the group Free Us From Camp...
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Guns in the home pose a serious riskNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The recent murder of a 10-year-old Chicago boy, Arthur Jones, is another tragic example of how guns in the hands of youth can lead to a senseless death. Law enforcement ...
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Big-mouth liberals? Well, maybe notNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - I read with interest a letter on Nov. 4 by David Caldarola that liberals do not have to fight in Iraq because they are registered Democrats. Likewise Republicans who did...
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Missing the point of Sept. 11 attacksNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Is Steven Beisiegel serious? (Daily Herald, Fence Post, Nov. 23) By his reasoning, 9-11 was no big deal because compared to the population of the United States "only 3,0...
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Reimbursement rates are too lowNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A new study reveals Illinois reimburses foster parents at a rate far below the actual costs of caring for a foster child, according to a report released in October by th...
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Thanks to generous business leaderNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Raising money for rent and utilities for ten homeless families in the Families Helping Families program is a daily effort. When Jim Bergeron offered to host a Wine Dinne...
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Lieberman example of country over partyNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Thank you for Cal Thomas' column about the patriotism of Sen. Joe Lieberman. I wish we could have a House and Senate of patriots who put the country before party. We sh...
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Fond memories of family fundraiserNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Five years ago today, a group of special people and friends held a fundraiser for my family at the Batavia Moose Lodge. It was called "Hanrahan's Hearts and Hands." The ...
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AP failed to report criticism of mediaNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - On Oct. 14 the Daily Herald ran an Associated Press story under the headline, "General says Iraq mission a 'nightmare.' " The story cast a recent speech by retired Gen. ...
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Teachers manage our greatest assetNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - I have to agree with Janet Lundeburg of Schaumburg (Fence Post, Nov. 1). Because of the publicity surrounding the several school districts who have been engaged in salar...