Letters to the Editor | Thursday, January 3,2013

Letters to the Editor 1/3/13

Single-shot rifle, Illinois penalties

ONLY NEED IS SINGLE-SHOT RIFLEThe second amendment of the United States Constitution states: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people t

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, December 27,2012

Letters to the Editor 12/27/12

Mental health patients and heritage rifles

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MENTAL HEALTH PRIORITIESNow is not the time to turn our backs on mental health patients.The entire country has been shocked by the Connecticut school shooting, and while mourning the victims there&rsq

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, December 20,2012

Letters to the Editor 12/20/12

Gun control and Park Towers

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FREE SOCIETY IS GUN-FREEOur plague of semi-automatic gun massacres shows us that America faces a crucial conflict in how we have always interpreted the freedoms of assembly and personal expression wit

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, December 13,2012

Letters to the Editor 12/13/2012

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TOP ELECTION ANALYSESLeave it to one of our hometown columnists to come up with one of the best analyses of the Nov. 6 election I have seen! Jim Krohe’s Dec. 6 commentary (“Crowdsourcing p

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, December 6,2012

Letters to the Editor 12/6/12

Harold Gregor and medical marijuana

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IN PLAIN SIGHTJames Krohe’s article, “Flatland into flatscapes,” (Nov. 29) is a fine testimonial to Harold Gregor, his inventiveness and his influence on several generations of Illin

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, November 29,2012

Letters to the Editor 11/29/2012

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REWARD SCHOOL BOARDDr. Ikejiaku’s resignation because of alleged hiring irregularities at District 186 will open a can of worms. There have been rumors for years of how the district was hiring &

Letters to the Editor | Wednesday, November 21,2012

Letters to the Editor 11/22/12

Affordable Care Act, residency rule and beer

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DON’T LOSE SIGHTThe health care system will dramatically change in 2014 as a result of the Affordable Care Act, or health care reform. As an optometrist who has served Illinois for 39 years, I s

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, November 15,2012

Letters to the Editor 11/15/2012

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GOOD CONDUCT CREDIT FOR ALLWith Illinois having $85 billion in unfunded pension liabilities, the credit rating agencies could no longer ignore the state’s fiscal mess. What’s worse is that

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, November 8,2012

Letters to the Editor 11/08/12

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SAVE ENOS SCHOOLDankor Development Company is pleased with Ty Rees’ idea, for the school district to build the new Enos School on nearby contiguous lots and to preserve the present Enos School f

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, November 1,2012

Letters to the Editor 11/02/12

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SUPPORT RAPE VICTIMSAs a rape victim advocate, I want every public official who makes a deplorable, victim-blaming statement to simply say, “I am sorry. I will never say that again.” Wheth