Letters to the Editor
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Thanks for help from library friendsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - At its Oct. 16 meeting, the Sugar Grove village board recognized the Sugar Grove Library Friends for their contribution to the community with this Proclamation: Whereas,...
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Right to change worker verificationOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - I, for one, am grateful to our Illinois General Assembly and Gov. Blagojevich for amending the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act by prohibiting employers from enroll...
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Judicial activism strikes once againOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Recently a federal judge issued a restraining order baring implementation of a law requiring businesses with employees whose name and Social Security number didn't match...
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Required silence is political theaterOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Senate and House should be ashamed of themselves for act of pure political theater. This was clearly a stunt to assure the support of the religious right co...
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Evolving meaning of turn signalsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - This is in response to Martin Deppe's Oct. 16 letter headlined "A nifty idea that hasn't worked out." Martin suggests, "let's say farewell to our turn signals." Indeed, ...
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Moment of silence yields cool fantasyOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - I thought this was a bad idea, but I gave it a try anyway. Today during my moment of silence I dreamt about what it might be like to live in a state that had a real, fun...
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America should not be a theocracyOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - This is in response to a letter called "church/state split late gift of courts" by D.O. Goodman (Oct. 11). If there is atrocity here, it's the fear of debate over the se...
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Thanks for running cartoon on TurkeyOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The cartoon that ran Monday really says a lot. We ask: What business is it of the U. S. Congress to reprimand Turkey for what happened about 90 years ago? What does it a...
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A reflection on legislative sillinessOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - How big of a difference one little word makes. The recent change to the "Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act" makes me very disappointed in most of our state legisl...
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Wars about winning, not their durationOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Meredith Bettcher's Oct. 5 letter said the war in Iraq has been going on too long. Wars generally continue until one side wins. Jihadists take a solemn oath to Allah, to...