Letters to the Editor
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Research supports bilingual educationSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - This is a response to your front page article "Are Spanish-speaking students 'coddled?'". The article was very well-balanced between the opinions of West Chicago Communi...
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Honor those who died in 9/11 attacksSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - As we approach the sixth anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, we need to honor all those who lost their lives on that day and to remember all those who ensure our fre...
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Adult stem cells hold great promiseSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - I have good news for Gary Kent (letter to the editor, Aug. 9) who is hoping for cures for family diseases. In a recent article from the July/August issue of Choose Life...
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Try compromise on Big Ten NetworkSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - The new "Big Ten Network" is quite an accomplishment for the Big Ten conference - a professional cable channel devoted to Big Ten sports, from football and basketball to...
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Cheney's hands all over this Iraq messSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - As early as 1992, neo-conservatives in the administration of George H. W. Bush, under the direction of Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, lobbied for regime change in Ira...
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In effect, a draft is in place nowSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Yes, there really is a draft, as pointed out to me by a sailor based in Norfolk, Va. For those in the military, it is very real, but it doesn't even get minor attention ...
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Board tape shows three-ring circusSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - I watched the Carpentersville Village Board meeting that was televised Aug. 24. This was like watching a three-ring circus! There are some very important issues to be di...
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Jackson, Pfleger missing the pointSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - I believe that the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Father Michael Pfleger could spend their time more wisely by ending their protests on gun manufacturers and spending time attac...
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Why must attacks on gays persist?Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - What kind of nation have we become? Why do we continue to apply Band-Aids to a troublesome wound rather than applying the right kind of medication to heal it? Why do we ...
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Having children is just another choiceSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - I have to hold my tongue a lot because there is so much in your paper I wish to comment on, but this is one of those times I cannot be silent. The Aug. 29 headline, "Cho...