Letters to the Editor
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Don't need silence, but do need actionNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Many people oppose the law requiring all Illinois schools to give students a moment of silence each day. I am one of these people, but my opposition stems not only from ...
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Screenwriters could use a reality checkNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It seems the recent Hollywood Writers Guild strike has taken center stage in the media. The writers, most of whom pull down six-figure incomes, could use a reality check...
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Specialized lawyers make a differenceNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's sad when a large home builder such as Neumann Homes files for bankruptcy. Sad for the real estate market, and sadder still for those buyers who signed a contract to...
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'Report cards' tell only part of the storyNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Recently, I have been reading your articles entitled "School Report Cards." As a teacher with more than 42 years of experience and as an adjunct professor in the educati...
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Thanks to Dist. 15 for opennessNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: Thanks needs to be given to the Board of Education in District 15 for the hard work on the issue of transparency and clearing up the financial picture in ...
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If only men could become pregnantNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - In reply to Bob Vogt's letter of Oct. 18 in which he asks why pro-choice people don't call anti-choice people pro- life. Well it's simple: They are not pro-life; they ar...
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Supervisor thanks pantry supportersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Supervisor thanks pantry supporters To the editor: On behalf of the Hanover Township Food Pantry I want to thank those that made the eighth annual Hanover Township Food ...
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SCHIP bill does need to be revisedNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - This letter is in response to Jay Cohen's letter of Oct. 17 accusing Congressman Peter Roskam of misrepresenting the SCHIP legislation. Mr. Cohen says Peter Roskam is ly...
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No teacher works only 36.5 hoursNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Although I am no longer working as a certified teacher, I was rather appalled at your accounting for the hours per day that a teacher spends working. In the Northwest su...
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Spirits are high in the Obama campNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - This is in regard to David Broder's Oct. 25 column, "Spirits begin to sag in the Obama-for-president camp." My two sisters and I, all members of the 55-plus age bracket,...