Letters to the Editor
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Thanks for help from volunteersNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Most of us remember a person who helped us cope with the loss of a loved one -- a grandparent, a special teacher, even a stranger who became a friend when we needed one ...
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'No go' diplomats should be ashamedNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - The State Department under Secretary Condoleezza Rice seems unable to carry out any type of diplomatic missions without using the boot of our administration's saber-ratt...
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How Samuel Insull changed everythingNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - In your Nov. 4 feature on the paucity of national landmarks in the suburbs, I commend you for mentioning the Cuneo Museum and Estate. As the former home of the great uti...
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District 76 getting its money's worthNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Doing more with less: Per the 2007 school report cards published in your newspaper recently, Diamond Lake School District 76 was above state averages in all academics re...
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Don't blame victims for crimesNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Don't blame victims for crimes "Let's give the criminals a pass" That's the take away from one of your editorial staffs' opinions in the Saturday Soapbox dated Oct. 14. ...
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Disregard those who tell us what we thinkNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - It's a funny thing about elections in this country, especially primaries. Whether you accept some of the conspiracy theories or not, it's really rather interesting to ob...
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School test scores are importantNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - The Nov. 1 editorial made an argument that "how well a school system is preparing children to succeed in the work world is never going to come from a test score." I fin...
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Liberal ranting doesn't count?Nov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - I have to laugh when I read a passionate letter such as the one by Sheryl Jedlinski (Fence Post, Oct. 24) castigating Ann Coulter, a private citizen, for her political v...
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No good reason for such high taxesNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Taxes and more taxes; when is enough -- enough? Government is rotting from the inside out because local officials lack the will for budgetary restraint: It is this level...
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Health care is a family responsibilityNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Re: "House can't override kids' health care veto", Daily Herald, Oct. 19. Why do you want to take responsibility away from the families? The government should not be pay...