Letters to the Editor
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Our forefathers had the right ideaOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Our forefathers who shed blood for freedom; I respect that. If they wanted "In God We Trust" on our currency, so be it. They also penned the Constitution and the Bill of...
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Bilingual should be the crowded classesOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Your article regarding overcrowded classrooms in Elgin School District U-46 gave only a hint of the underlying problem, and then it was only in a short statement toward ...
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A simple solution for county budgetOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - I have a solution to the Cook County budget shortfall: simply cut the salary of every county employee in half and eliminate all benefits. When the workers walk off the j...
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Kiwanis thanks all for help this yearOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - As we complete our 43rd year in St. Charles, the Noon Kiwanis Club wishes to thank all the individuals and businesses who have contributed to our fundraising activities ...
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Make an exchange, in name of justiceOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Seeing as the French are reluctant to extradite alleged murderer Hans Peterson, and probably the U.S. would look askance at sending in Dog the Bounty Hunter, there is an...
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Thanks offered for charity golf outingOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - The residents, businesses and all members of our community can be very proud of the tremendously successful Village of Hawthorn Woods charity golf outing to benefit the ...
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Actions mean more than lapel flag pinsOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Like Barack Obama, I don't wear an American flag lapel button. When it became fashionable shortly after 9/11 for men to wear them, especially politicians and television ...
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Never notified of DCHS open houseOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Regarding the Oct. 15 article titled, "A tale of two open houses." The story on the Sunday open houses at Jacobs and Dundee-Crown High Schools left me wondering who set ...
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Bailing out Chicago transit systems nutsOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - I am very much against a bailout from Springfield of the transportation system for Chicago and the surrounding area. Most of the time when I see a Pace bus, there are an...
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Misrepresenting child health planOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Rep. Peter Roskam voted against expansion of the State's Children's Health Insurance Program, and when I asked his office why, I was told there would be an expansion in ...