Letters to the Editor 11/26/09

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

Letters to the Editor 11/19/2009

HOMELESSNESS HAPPENSI was homeless because I lost my job and, ultimately, my apartment because I couldn’t pay my rent. I spent the past seven months living with my parents off and on, sleeping i

Letters to the Editor 11/12/2009

NOT KICK’N F5Hats off to our friends in F5, Best of Springfield 2009’s Best Cover Band, for this great recognition! No doubt the F5 gang knows how to entertain! What everyone commenting an

Letters to the Editor 11/05/09

Racism, Baha'i Faith and Unemployment

MONDAY NIGHT SLURSRacism and the acceptance of racism has reared its ugly head again! On Monday, Oct. 26, my husband and I went to the Capital City Bar and Grill in Capital City Shopping Center for th

Letters to the Editor 10/29/09

Free the blogger, drunk drivers, media and Brian Wilson

FREE THE BLOGGERThis incident is deeply disturbing [see “Blogger busted: Free speech goes on trial in Sangamon County,” by Amanda Robert, Oct. 15].

Letters to the Editor 10/22/09

Obama, Storytelling, High-Speed Rail and Mass Transic

BEST STRIP“The idea of Obama,” in This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow [IT, Oct. 15] is not only the best strip of the year, it’s also the best political commentary of the year as well!

Letters to the Editor 10/15/09

Nonproffit, Noose Unresolved and Lake Stimulus

POOR ARE DESPERATE I am a volunteer at Senior Services of Central Illinois. I would like to draw attention to the plight of nonprofit agencies in our state. All nonprofit agencies funded by the state a

Letters to the Editor 10/08/2009

Humanitarian efforts in Manila in the wake of typhoon Ketsana, Republican Party’s health care reform, Soy based diet is a recipe for good health

Letters to the Editor 10/01/2009

Route 66 Film Festival, fan of Capital Ave, noose, colored glass recycling

Route 66 Film Festival, fan of Capital Ave, noose, colored glass recycling

Letters to the Editor 09/24/2009

High speed rail options, poor sidewalks hinder the disabled, sangamon River cleanup, the "noose" incident and a fan of the new Capitol Ave.