Letters to the Editor
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Pope's remarks truly unfortunateAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - I think it appropriate that these two Associated Press articles appeared on the same page in the July 11 issue of the Daily Herald: "GOP support for war erodes" and "Pop...
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Poor report card on war in IraqAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Rep. Peter Roskam, it's time for your monthly report card, your seventh, on Iraq. You are fond of requiring a report card on progress of Iraqi cooperation with our murde...
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On Texan leaders, inept bureaucraciesAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - We have had two presidents from Texas in recent history. Lyndon Baines Johnson had us embroiled in a no-win war in Vietnam. As the death toll rose and the sentiment on t...
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Macy's run of bad luck is no surpriseAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Sales off at the downtown store. Salespersons' commissions being cut. Buyouts. Lake Forest store closing. Food court in violation of cleanliness. Jumper from a balcony. ...
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Lies produced spills of differing importAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Generally, I'm not a fan of letters to the editor that are responses to someone else's response to someone else's letter, but I just couldn't let the Aug. 8 letter from ...
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All pit votes should have been 'no'Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - All pit votes should have been 'no' Congratulations to the three zoning appeals board members who voted "no" at the July 26 public meeting. My question to the three who ...
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Obama's plan sure is reassuring, right?Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Well now, it is good to know that our presumptive new commander in chief, Sen. Barack Obama, is prepared to send American troops into Pakistan to suppress terrorists. Be...
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Poor excuse for front-page newsAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - I now understand what it takes to be featured on the front page, top of the fold, of the Daily Herald. All one has to do is to enter the country illegally, give birth to...
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Dems flip-flopping on war on terrorAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - The Democrat contenders are constantly changing their positions on the war on terror. Sen. Hillary Clinton voted for the Iraq War, then argued that a set date for withd...
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It is about money, and using it on kidsAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - It is about money, and using it on kids "It's not about the money." Those are words of District 303's new superintendent. Let's hope that's not an indication of his per...