Letters to the Editor | Thursday, November 3,2011

Letters to the Editor 11/03/11

BESTS OF SPRINGFIELDThanks for an engaging, colorful, well-written “Best of Springfield,” which reminds me of all the good folks in Springfield striving to be better than good enough, and

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, October 27,2011

Letters to the Editor 10/27/11

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NO TO TENASKAIllinoisans should not be forced to buy overpriced, dirty coal power for the next 30 years.Unfortunately, when the legislature reconvenes for its veto session, they will consider the Tena

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, October 20,2011

Letters to the Editor 10/20/11

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MUSIAL MEMORYBob Hall’s review of the book, Stan Musial, An American Life, by George Vecsey [Sept. 15] reminds me of a spring day in 1945 when I received generosity from Stan the Man.I was an 18

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, October 13,2011

Letters to the Editor 10/13/11

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PROHIBITIONCurrently airing on PBS-TV, “Prohibition” explains how the Volstead Act changed America. One program stated “Prohibition had been enacted to forestall change; to put and e

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, October 6,2011

Letters to the Editor 10/6/11

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FIRST NIGHT HIP-HOPI am pleased that Illinois Times and the Springfield Community have finally acknowledged what national underground artists have known for years: Torch Tuesdays. [See “Hip-hop

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, September 29,2011

Letters to the Editor 9/29/11

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NONPROFITS STAND TO LOSEEvery nonprofit in our area that uses the bulk mail service in Springfield will suffer if the post office closes the mail sorting operations in Springfield. The great service p

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, September 22,2011

Letters to the Editor 09/22/11

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ABSOLUTE HELLI was a MacArthur Park resident up until about five months ago [see “MacArthur Park’s Slumdog Millionaire,” by Bruce Rushton, Sept. 15]. I think that it is ridiculous fo

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, September 15,2011

Letters to the Editor 09/15/11

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COUNTY CAT TAXLet’s call it what it is – a tax on people who own cats. The Sangamon County Board needs money for its budget and this is the way they plan to get it. The requirement to regi

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, September 8,2011

Letters to the Editor 9/8/11

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PINCHIN’ PENSIONSFor the most part, the story on pensions was balanced [see “Pinchin’ pensions,” by Rachel Wells, Sept. 1] although I would like to have seen more emphasis on t

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, September 1,2011

Letters to the Editor 9/1/11

Car lots and red cross

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SOMETHING NOT BETTERSeriously, when you think of a neighborhood, do you think about a car lot? Why would you? Are you imagining air power tools to drown out those noisy carillon bells? “Neighbor