Letters to the Editor | Thursday, January 28,2010

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FOREIGN FILM SERIESThank you for the great coverage of Molly Schlich’s foreign film series [see “Reel foreign,” Jan. 14]. I was delighted by all the pages given to the series. T

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, January 21,2010

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FLAWED LAWRe: the texting ban [see “Texting ban more bark than bite” Jan. 7], they will need to ban eating, smoking, hygiene (makeup, shaving etc.) or any other distraction that can cause

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, January 14,2010

Letters to the Editor 1/14/09

Drive-up Liquor windows, Avatar and Daniel Hyne

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DRINK AND DRIVE-UPIf you people think Sam Cahnman is an embarrassment, what about the fact that Springfield is the only major city in Illinois that still allows drive-up liquor window sales? How embar

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, January 7,2010

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PROTECTING ANIMALSKudos to Illinois for being ranked as the state with the strongest laws against cruelty to animals by the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Treating cruelty to animals ser

Letters to the Editor | Wednesday, December 30,2009

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FOOD, INC.After seeing Food, Inc. I am recommending it to all of my friends. I am feeling extra appreciative of my voice and purchasing power to affect change in our area. I am appalled that our gover

Letters to the Editor | Wednesday, December 23,2009

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Video Poker, Daniel Hynes and Bobby Schilling

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VIDEO POKER BANConstruction jobs are not at risk if communities ban video poker machines. Video gambling will neither bring nor reduce road and construction projects for any community.The state f

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, December 17,2009

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SMOKE FOR HEALTHPlease contact your state lawmakers and urge them to support the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, Senate Bill 1381 and House Bill 2514. The recent calling for a

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, December 10,2009

Letters to the Editor 12/10/09

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GOODBYE, BOBRegarding “Bob Waldmire’s farewell tour” [by Bill Crook, Nov. 26]: A wonderful article about an interesting man. I had the pleasure of running into Bob at his f

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, December 3,2009

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LET WOMEN DECIDEWhen Planned Parenthood attended the very first health care reform discussion at the White House in March, President Obama made it clear that, under health reform, Americans will not l

Letters to the Editor | Wednesday, November 25,2009

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TERRORIST PRISONSRecently, Congressman Phil Hare announced that he supports the moving of Guantanamo Bay detainees to the Thomson Correctional Facility, on the basis that it will create thousands of j