Letters to the Editor | Thursday, September 15,2011

Letters to the Editor 09/15/11

COUNTY CAT TAXLet’s call it what it is – a tax on people who own cats. The Sangamon County Board needs money for its budget and this is the way they plan to get it. The requirement to regi

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, September 8,2011

Letters to the Editor 9/8/11

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PINCHIN’ PENSIONSFor the most part, the story on pensions was balanced [see “Pinchin’ pensions,” by Rachel Wells, Sept. 1] although I would like to have seen more emphasis on t

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, September 1,2011

Letters to the Editor 9/1/11

Car lots and red cross

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SOMETHING NOT BETTERSeriously, when you think of a neighborhood, do you think about a car lot? Why would you? Are you imagining air power tools to drown out those noisy carillon bells? “Neighbor

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, August 25,2011

Letters to the Editor 8/25/11

Bybbues abd schools that work

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BUNNIES BACKWelcome back, “Life in Hell”! We have missed you. Break a (rabbit) foot!Chaminade KelleyDecaturP.S. Does this mean that rabbits really do return from Hell?SCHOOLS THAT WORKCong

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, August 18,2011

Letters to the Editor 8/18/11

DCFS fails kids

DCFS FAILS KIDSWhile I appreciate the article on the mental health issues of adopted foster children, I do have to object to the article’s title [see “When adoptions go wrong: Giving up cu

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, August 11,2011

Letters to the Editor 08/11/11

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TURKEY DAMMayor Houston promised us a balanced budget, but it looks like he wants to spend money we don’t have on Hunter Dam, a project we don’t need. Federal regulators have said three ti

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, August 4,2011

Letters to the Editor 08/04/11

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NOT CORN, BEANSI believe James Krohe Jr. [see “It’s not the heat, it’s the corn,” July 21] and Mr. Changnon (Northern Illinois University climatologist) both have beans between

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, July 28,2011

Letters to the Editor 07/28/11

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KATHIE PAYTON’S SISTER REPLIESThis letter is written in rebuttal to the article “I killed my mom,” which appeared in Illinois Times July 21. We feel the article is unfair, inaccurate

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, July 21,2011

Letters to the Editor 07/21/11

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COMPULSIVE GAMBLERSThe person sitting next to you in church, the man in line at the grocery store, or one of your co-workers; any one of these could be involved with a gambling problem [see “Gam

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, July 14,2011

Letters to the Editor 7/14/11

Nuke next door and hunger

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NO TO NUKESIn regards to your recent article about nuclear power and the Clinton Nuclear Power Plant [see “The nuke next door,” by Rachel Wells, June 16]: Is nuclear power safe? No it is n