Letters to the Editor
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Return to simple method of taxationAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The first income tax law was enacted in 1862 to support the Civil War. Taxes were collected at various rates, according to a person's income. The system was very simple....
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Act now to save Winchester HouseAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Thank you for your coverage of the challenges facing Winchester House and the decisions the Lake County board has to make. I am disappointed there was no mention of the ...
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Newspaper part of 'fugitive' problemAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Regarding the front page article Sunday about Elvira Arellano. I feel compelled to complain about your effort to idolize and victimize a person I consider to be an examp...
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Maybe parents should sacrifice?Aug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - I have been a Daily Herald subscriber for over 20 years, and sometimes I think your choice for front page news is not worth front page news, but Aug. 7 takes the cake. I...
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Maybe Janet Reno could oust fugitiveAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Where's Janet Reno when you need her? Here we've got an illegal alien, Elvira Arellan, holed up in a church in Chicago, and no one seems to know how to extract her and d...
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Universal health care can workAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - I would like to respond to a letter written recently by Carl Palash to the Fence Post, in which he writes about his distrust of a universal health care system in this co...
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Blame, cause are two different issuesAug 13, 2007 11:00 pm - As a safety and health professional for more than 60 years, I can relate to Don Lindman's article, "Why do we want to assign blame for tragedies?" Instead of trying to ...
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When will they be held accountable?Aug 13, 2007 11:00 pm - While reading your Aug. 1 account of Donald Rumsfeld's testimony before the House committee investigating the military and governmental cover-up of the facts of Pat Till...
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Give women's sports air timeAug 13, 2007 11:00 pm - A few weeks ago, the Big Ten Network announced its commitment to athletic event equality. The announcement should have made headlines, but instead received little to no ...
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On planning, the planet, and politicsAug 13, 2007 11:00 pm - In 1776, humans in the United States planned a life for freedom, opportunity, and justice on a planet Earth which had fresh air, cool water, vegetation and had created d...