Letters to the Editor | Thursday, August 9,2012

Letters to the Editor 08/09/12

UNARMED WOMENWell, thank God – somebody in the Sangamon County Sheriff’s office finally got to the real source of crime in our streets – unarmed women. [See “Shocking developme

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, August 2,2012

Letters to the Editor 08/02/12

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GRAVEL PITS GAMBLEI personally believe the question of whether to build Hunter Lake or use six local gravel pits/aquifers is an easy one.After reading the recent report prepared for CWLP it leaves no

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, July 26,2012

Letters to the Editor 7/26/12

Immigration, civil rights and water usages

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OPEN DOORSThe article in your July 19 issue, “Show Me Your Papers,” by Bruce Rushton, rekindles discussions regarding immigration and immigration reform. Since prior to the inception of th

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, July 19,2012

Letters to the Editor 07/19/12

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HORSESHOE FANI grew up outside of Springfield and loved Norb Andy’s horseshoes. Is the receipe you have from Feb. 2, 2012, the real original Leland Hotel horseshoe sauce? [Yes. –Ed.] There

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, July 12,2012

Letters to the Editor 07/12/12

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PRIVATIZATION PERILI have been hearing and reading about the trash issue for many years, yet nothing ever gets done [see “Garbage in, garbage out, garbage everywhere,” by Bruce Rushton, Ju

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, July 5,2012

Letters to the Editor 07/05/12

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CELEBRATE FREEDOMAs we celebrate Independence Day, we should also remember that not all Americans were free until 89 years after 1776, when Union soldiers sailed into Galveston, Texas, to announce the

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, June 28,2012

Letters to the Editor 06/28/12

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HIRING MINORITIESI don’t profess to know the answers, but you can’t just give a person a job without determining if they are qualified to do the job [see “Hiring minorities: All talk

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, June 21,2012

Letters to the Editor 06/21/12

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GRATEFUL SENIORFor a long time, I’ve wanted to write a letter to Illinois Times, expressing my gratitude for all the services provided to senior citizens in Springfield. For retired immigrants f

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, June 14,2012

Letters to the Editor 06/14/12

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COMMUNITY CARERe: “Leaving homes – Plans to close developmental centers provoke fear,” by Bruce Rushton, May 24: Every family with a developmentally delayed child has their own reali

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, June 7,2012

Letters to the Editor 06/07/12

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POT SMOKERS GET SLEEPYIn response to Sheldon Richman’s column [“When will Obama evolve on the drug war?” GUESTWORK, May 24], I agree. Marijuana should be legalized. In the late &rsqu