Letters to the Editor
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Liberals suffering a bad case of amnesiaOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - I find it amazing that you would even print such a letter as the one by Pat and Joel Smith on Oct. 21. Their premise was "Bush's unnecessary attack on Iraq was a colossa...
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Ease budget crisis by cutting pensionsOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Here is a solution to the big county budget shortfall: Eliminate all pensions from all people on the county payroll. The plan to lay off people who provide basic needed ...
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Scant attention paid to vital scienceOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - We owe gratitude to Al Gore for his initiative in bringing the dangers of greenhouse-gas emissions to the attention of the world. But the world owes much more to Indian ...
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Clinic supporter's flawed argumentsOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - I'm not sure where to begin responding to Jenny Sikora's Sept. 29 letter to Fence Post regarding the Planned Parenthood facility in Aurora. I won't start by asking how s...
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It's wrong to force beliefs on othersOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to the uproar over the Aurora Planned Parenthood clinic. As Americans we have the right to believe what we choose to believe is right within our...
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Wary of advice on fish consumptionOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Something's fishy about the latest recommendation on seafood consumption for pregnant women. This recommendation, set forth by a national coalition that has admitted to ...
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Phone tax would impede progressOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - This is in response to a recent story talking about the state of Illinois' technology industry ("Birck says state holds back tech industry"). I certainly agree that ther...
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Moment of silence is a waste of timeOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Our Illinois state legislators must have too much time on their hands. They have voted to override Gov. Blagojevich's veto of what I would consider one of the silliest l...
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If not about cash, why no points?Oct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - If the goal of intersection cameras is truly safety and not money -- why are there no points assigned to a driver as a moving violation with the Illinois Secretary of St...
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State government fails us completelyOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - I am glad the governor rejected the higher speed for trucks. You can go on any road or street in the state and nobody is doing the speed limit, so who needs a law? I dri...