Letters to the Editor | Thursday, January 20,2011

Letters to the Editor 1/20/11

More on streetcars

MORE ON%u2008STREETCARSI read with interest your “Riding into town on a rail,” [by James Krohe Jr., Jan. 13]. However, the article missed three important points about the Springfield’

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, January 13,2011

Letters to the Editor 01/13/11

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REMEMBERINGThank you, Bill Parker, for writing the article about my mother, Frances Richardson [see “Remembering the lives they lived,” Dec. 30]. Thank you to all who continue to

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, January 6,2011

Letters to the Editor 01/06/11

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EXELON%u2008INVASIONThis is a crucial week for the future of the Taylorville Energy Center, as a Senate vote to approve the project is expected. While our focus is on Springfield, the enormous forces

Letters to the Editor | Wednesday, December 29,2010

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THE REAL ARMYI read with great interest the Illinois Times’ article on Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) and their recent visit to Springfield [see “Iraq vets urge end to multiple deplo

Letters to the Editor | Wednesday, December 22,2010

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Drive-up liquor, getting published and Rahm Emanuel

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DRIVE-UP LIQUORHave you ever wondered why Springfield is the only major city (pop. over 100,000) in the State of Illinois that still allows drive-up liquor window sales? Or how about the fact that som

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, December 16,2010

Letters to the Editor 12/16/10

10th Street tracks and seatbelts

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EXPENSIVE TRAIN RIDEIt is astounding that the $427-$516 million cost of full consolidation on 10th Street is more than one-third of the $1.2 billion in “high-speed rail” federal stimulus f

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, December 9,2010

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JUSTICE FOR JUVENILESWhen I was inducted in June as president of the Illinois State Bar Association, I made a commitment to work closely with our association members to reform our woefully inadequate

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, December 2,2010

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ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTYIt is time for Illinois to abolish the death penalty. In addition to being against many major religious traditions, the death penalty is a violation of common sense. When we k

Letters to the Editor | Wednesday, November 24,2010

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SOUTHWIND BLOWS ON ZOOHow sad that the Henson Robinson zoo has become so run down [see “It’s a zoo out here,” by Rachel Wells, Nov. 18]. When the word was out about Southwind P

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, November 18,2010

Letters to the Editor 11/18/10

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FREEDOM OF (SOME) INFORMATION?How quickly we forget.In the wake of scandal and corruption at the highest levels of government, Illinois lawmakers passed a law in 2009 bolstering the Freedom of Informa