Letters to the Editor
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Past time to take care of our ownAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I would like to respond to columnist Cynthia Tucker's article on immigrants. In it, she said, "Most are law-abiding, hard-working family folk whose only infraction has b...
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Thoughtful letter on teen drinkingAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Thank you for the Fence Post letter written by Jordan Feldstein and headlined, "Attitudes must shift on teen drinking" on the opinion page of Aug. 3. It was very hearten...
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Throwing out rules for other nationsAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It is nice to see that the United States government over the years has incorporated all these rules and regulations for products Made in the USA. Then it turns its bac...
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Kirk's disturbing silence on Iraq WarAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It is deep in August, Congress is not in session, Mark Kirk is in the district. Next month, Congress is about to take up the greatest issue of the past few years: to be ...
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Iraq War must be brought to an endAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Bush administration and Republican congressional allies have stonewalled and obstructed attempts to end the Iraq War. But momentum is turning against them as the Ame...
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Illinois needs vouchers, choiceAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - In his Aug. 21 column on Tuesday, August 21, Burt Constable was right to point out the obvious disparity within our state's education system. Why parents who decide to e...
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Kirk's disturbing silence on Iraq WarAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I have begun to discern a pattern to Mark Kirk's silence on the greatest issue of the past few years: to be or not to be in Iraq. In my district over the past year, I've...
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Praying for an end to cruel abortionAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It is a sad day in America -- in our community -- when under the guise of caring for women's health, another abortion clinic will soon open in DuPage County. Recently, ...
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Free health care idea is beyond absurdAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Many Americans have fallen prey to the idea that they have a right to free health care. These individuals believe this new entitlement should be provided by either the s...
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Ryan clout is a get- out-of-jail free cardAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Seems that political power and a prestigious law firm can and will keep George Ryan from the elusive ball and chain. He was given a trial by his peers and sentenced acco...