Letters to the Editor
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Banning handguns a seriously bad ideaAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to Gus Gustafson's Aug. 19 letter. This ridiculous diatribe was loaded with so much half-truth and innuendo that it is difficult to know where ...
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Intelligent design isn't scientificAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - I must object to Mr. Orme's letter claiming that "intelligent design is…science." While Mr. Orme certainly enjoys the right as an American to believe whatever he choose...
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Evil is evil, with no gender distinctionAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The picture of the crosses for the three burned bodies found inside the Naperville house gave me pause for thought: What would the reaction have been from the so-called ...
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A plan that 'looks good' isn't enoughAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - I am excited Richard Rohlfing is aware of the problems within our present medical system. I, too, am concerned. But I am also concerned about traveling a road fraught wi...
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Law puts health first in our schoolsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - On Aug. 14, Illinois became the second state in the nation to adopt a green cleaning policy for its schools, when the governor signed HB0895 into law. This makes our sta...
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Imagining legislators on election stumpAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Imagine a current Illinois lawmaker, campaigning to run again, speaking to a large gathering of his constituency: "I come to you today with a heavy and humble heart in a...
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Arellano did plenty that was wrongAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Elvira Arellano was finally arrested, and to show how far we have gotten away from laws in this country, she and her friends claim she has done nothing wrong. She used ...
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Why do folks keep attacking Macy's?Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Why do people continue to whine about Macy's? Mr. Field was from Massachusetts. He came here and built a profitable business. Marshall Field's was sold a long time ago; ...
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Welcome to the Big Top in SpringfieldAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The ongoing state budget fiasco reminds me of an old saying: "When you put clowns in charge; don't be surprised when a circus breaks out." Ken Spitz West Chicago ...
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Left alone, system works very wellAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - We are all created equal. We all have the same right to occupy space on this planet. If you are fortunate enough to be born in America, these rights are expanded. For th...