Letters to the Editor
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Help needed for unwanted horsesNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - I hope the tragic accident of horses killed in an accident will bring to light the recent legislation regarding the shutting down of slaughterhouses in our country. As I...
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School finance story on pay opened eyesNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Thank you so much for your last installment of School Finance 101: "Administrator and teacher pay." It was quite an eye-opener. Please archive and reprint it the next ti...
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Time for silent ones to come forwardNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - As a resident of the newly formed village of Campton Hills, I would like to make the following observations. The incorporation was approved by a small percentage of the...
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Herald hides news favorable to U.S.Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - I see the good news that U.S. troop deaths are continuing to decline in Iraq. Where did I read this? On the front page of The Daily Herald? Of course not. The story was ...
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How far out of touch can our leaders be?Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Have you ever wondered just what your elected officials thinks of his country? What he is doing to protect you and this great country? Practically nothing. He has to be...
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With aid must go accountabilityNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The ability to move people has been a major factor in the success and growth of our current economy. When I grew up in Chicago, you could take a bus just about anywhere ...
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Costs of gambling are far too highNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Legislators in the General Assembly are attempting to tie a massive increase in gambling to funding for capital construction projects. Voters must not allow this to happ...
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Conservatives without compassionNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - An expansion of health care insurance for children, resulting from compromises by Senate Democrats and Republicans, was vetoed by President Bush and the veto was sustain...
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This is why transit funding mattersNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Let me preface these remarks by noting that I am a transit rider and I vote. As the inaction on transit funding goes on, Joe and Jane Blow probably wonder: "Why do I car...
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It's a telephone number, not letterNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - When did it become necessary for companies to become a bunch of puppets? In my lifetime, I have never asked anyone for their telephone letter. It is called telephone num...