Letters to the Editor | Thursday, January 27,2011

Letters to the Editor 01/27/11

THE REAL CAP CITYSpringfield are you serious? Everyone knows the capital of Illinois is Chicago. Cornfields, hogs and the state fair aside, Springfield has nothing. Perhaps your fair city has consider

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, January 20,2011

Letters to the Editor 1/20/11

More on streetcars

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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

Letters to the Editor 12/23/10

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

Letters to the Editor 12/02/10

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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