Workers Jorge Palma, left, and Ricardo Gonzalez Bernal harvest oysters in Samish Bay, Washington, at low tide. Scientists have found that the rising acidity of the oceans is preventing the protective shells of some Pacific oysters from developing. PHOTO BY LIZ O. BAYLEN/TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE MORE ON OUR OCEANSThank you for the article about the top […]
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Letters to the Editor 10/30/14
A WEEKLY ADVENTURE I left Lincolnland for Lincoln three years ago. Every two weeks or so, I visit your site for a dose of the capital city. Today I reviewed the Chris Britt cartoons going back to August. The cartoon regarding the citizen council, with the woman who was granted the appointment even though she […]
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Letters to the Editor 10/23/14
RAISE ROOM RATESInstead of putting an envelope in each Marriott hotel room along with suggesting a proper amount for hotel guests to tip housekeeping personnel (Jim Hightower, “Marriott’s shameful hotel tipping scam,” Oct. 17), I suggest that Marriott determine what that amount would be on an hourly basis, add it to the housekeepers’ hourly wage, […]
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Letters to the Editor 10/16/14
Wes Barr, candidate for sheriff DEBATE DODGER After listening to the radio the other day, it sounds like several local media outlets requested a public forum between the two candidates currently running for sheriff – and it took Wes Barr two months to discuss this with his campaign manager and get back with them. According […]
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Letters to the Editor 10/9/14
Artist George Colin, top, illustrated The Little Turtle, published in 2012 by the Vachel Lindsay Association. One of his illustrations is pictured left. George Colin owned and operated the Colin Folk Art Gallery in Salisbury, on Route 97 between Springfie Artist George Colin, top, illustrated The Little Turtle, published in 2012 by the Vachel Lindsay […]
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Letters to the Editor 10/2/14
In the Sept. 25 Illinois Times cover story, “The darker side of amazon.com,” Jim Hightower writes that “Amazon is by far the largest online marketer in the world, with more sales than the next nine U.S. online retailers combined. That has given Bezos the monopoly power to stalk, weaken and even kill off retail competitors […]
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Letters to the Editor 9/25/14
GRAPHIC BY DAVID HINE CITATIONS DON’T ADD UPI take a more aggressively skeptical view than does Samuel Johnson of Springfield of Deputy Police Chief Dennis Arnold’s contention that having more officers patrolling the east side due to the higher call frequency produces more traffic stops (“Black and white,” Patrick Yeagle, Aug. 14). To say that […]
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Letters to the Editor 9/18/14
Recycled Records at 625 E. Adams Street in downtown Springfield boasts a set of benches painted by local artist Mike Mayosky. PHOTO BY DAVID HINE IN MY EXPERIENCEThere is no denying that Michael Mayosky is a very talented artist. He painted the benches in front of Recycled Records and did a great job, although it […]
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Letters to the Editor 9/11/14
A mural in progress in 2013 by Michael Mayosky on the north wall of the Alamo, 115 N. Fifth St. was the first of four planned murals in Downtown Springfield, Inc.’s Artification project. PHOTO BY DAVID HINE THE ARTIST’S SIDEI am writing to state my point of view that was not included in your article […]
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Letters to the Editor 9/4/14
Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene was killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 5, 2014. Greene is the highest-ranking U.S. officer to be killed in the Afghan war. THE WAR ON WAR I would not consider myself of the same political bent as IT, or certainly Jim Hightower, but I make an effort to find IT each […]
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Letters to the Editor 8/28/14
GRAPHIC BY JOSEPH COPLEY 30 YEARS FOR WEED“Nobody gets multiple decades for pot!” These words often sing in my ears while discussing my prison sentence with people. When I was 19, I started bringing cannabis from California and soon found myself in a prison cell with a 30-year sentence. I will be 36 when I […]
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Letters to the Editor 8/21/14
JUDGING CHARACTER Mike Lang reported in Illinois Times on various “Conversations on race” (see “Diverse faith groups talk about race,” June 12) that have been initiated by clergy and congregations – our experience is that these have helped us transcend not only racial but also theological boundaries. As we have shared our different stories, the […]
