HAPPY MEALSChris Britt does a great job of creating cartoons that promote discussion. I support that even when he creates a cartoon as silly as the one in the June 6 issue of Illinois Times which slams McDonald’s. I have been a health/fitness advocate for over 30 years. I would like to see more nutritious […]
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Letters to the Editor 6/6/13
TO REST IN PEACECongratulations on your Opinion article, “Happier Endings,” (James Krohe Jr., May 23). Nationally, awareness is growing that when a condition is terminal – the best treatment is no treatment or comfort care. We should accept living out our days at home with friends and family rather than in the ICU with tubes, […]
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Letters to the Editor 5/30/13
DILLARD ON DOWNTOWNAs a 20-year part-time resident of downtown Springfield, I look forward to Downtown Springfield Inc. “Artification” project [see “Artification of Springfield,” by Scott Faingold, May 16]. Using a local artist is also a plus. A vibrant downtown in the capital city is crucial for tourism, workers, residents and economic development. The civic pride, […]
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Letters to the Editor 5/23/13
WOUNDED WARRIOR MEMORIALI am on a quest to contact one editor in each capital city from all 50 states by Memorial Day to share my brother’s last request. For so many people, this is just another holiday – a day off work. For me, it has become a painful reminder of the high cost of […]
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Letters to the Editor 5/16/13
MONEY SPEAKS In his article, “Looking for Mr. Right,” (May 9) James Krohe Jr. makes several valid points regarding the failings of the school board as well as the problems inherit in searching for a new superintendent. However, Mr. Krohe ignores the largest problem facing District 186 – a lack of adequate funding. It’s simply […]
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Letters to the Editor 5/9/13
DOUGLAS DESERVES HIS DAYHere in central Illinois it should be noted that a historical figure had a birthday on April 23. It was the 200th anniversary of the birth of Stephen A. Douglas, Illinois’ own “Little Giant.” Though short in stature at 5 feet, 4 inches the man made up for this with his booming […]
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Letters to the Editor 5/2/13
UNSUNG TREASURE Of course Mbanna Kantako has made a difference (“Keeping it real,” by Bruce Rushton, April 25). If Mr. Kantako has been able to widen just one person’s view of the universe (with all of its glaring injustices, absurdities and whatnot), he has succeeded. In fact, it appears as though a whole bunch of […]
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Letters to the Editor 4/25/13
CLEARING CLINTON Jon Gray Noll’s complaint about Bill Clinton being picked for the Lincoln prize left me thinking “really?” (April 18, “Bill Clinton picked for Lincoln prize? Really?”) Specifically, in this forum’s limited space, two things come to mind. First, “… the Monica Lewinsky investigation ….” No such thing. There was the “Independent Counsel In […]
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Letters to the Editor 04/18/13
CRACKS A NOBLE HEARTThanks for Jim Krohe’s fine tribute to Rich Shereikis (“The right combination of sensibilities”) in the April 11 issue. Rich had, indeed, what Krohe calls “the right combination of sensibilities”: a fierce intolerance of injustice and pretense, a deep appreciation for immigrant cultures growing out of his Lithuanian heritage, a lifelong devotion […]
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Letters to the Editor 4/11/13
FRACKING STINKS I am writing to argue for a moratorium against fracking in Illinois (SB 1418). Chicago environmentalists argue that “fracking is going to happen anyway.” That is a total capitulation to the industry. The bill that the environmentalists endorse (HB2615) is amazing in the things it does not prevent. It does not force the […]
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Letters to the Editor 4/4/13
IN THE KNOW ON SNOW Dave and Jerry do residential snow removal in Springfield. We have one snow blower, and although we started at 4 a.m. on Monday, we had to limit our clients to those we could get to and get done in about an hour, so we had to turn down many calls. […]
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Letters to the Editor 3/28/13
FOLLOWING FRANCISSeeing as how a significant majority of Springfield’s Catholics oppose the destruction of Griffin Woods, I’m curious as to why a coalition of progressive Sacred-Heart Griffin students, faculty and parents haven’t organized to oppose the radical transformation of their campus from being located next to what is essentially a 20-acre nature preserve to being […]
