Letters to the Editor

HELL AND VOTINGI am sitting here on a Sunday morning contemplating the words of my bishop. Strong words they were indeed and well worth contemplating. Last week I, along with everyone else, was admonished by Bishop Thomas John Paprocki to contemplate seriously how to vote in the upcoming November election. Himself, having examined both the […]

LIVING FOR THE CITY On Nov. 6, Springfield residents will have an important opportunity to vote on an advisory referendum to reinstate the residency requirement for new Springfield city employees. Residency is a vital issue with significant economic impact. Our city workers are well paid. By living in the city, they can contribute to our tax […]

MEDISCARE EXPLAINEDRodney Davis is so “pro Wall Street” that he advocates handing over Social Security tax funds to the same Wall Street investors, financiers and bankers who stole hundreds of billions of dollars from the treasury and caused the current recession. He hides this, claiming he will “not change benefits for current beneficiaries.” He won’t […]

GAMBLING OUR FUTUREMitt Romney, the devout Mormon, may have lowered his standards to win this presidental election. For decades The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (the Mormons) and its faithful church members have taken a strong and very vocal unalterable stance against gambling in any form, including lotteries, sweepstakes, racetracks and casinos. […]

RAPE IS RAPEI really could care less what Missouri Congressman Todd Akin recently said regarding rape victims, stupid as it was, especially for someone running for office. But I do care greatly about the fact that he actually believes that any rape can be “legitimate,” and that a woman’s body can reject the occurrence of a pregnancy […]

FITNESS HELPS LEARNINGThe American Heart Association applauds Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan to sign Senate Bill 3374 into law on Saturday, Aug. 25. This legislation establishes a P.E. Task Force which may play an important role in defining our children’s physical education opportunities for years to come. While Springfield-established task forces often come and go without […]

NONVOTERS LOUD AND CLEARTed Cruz [see “The people’s choice! Only, not really.” By Jim Hightower, Aug. 16] may be a nut and he may have only had 4 percent of the people who walked into the voting places and thus took advantage of their right to vote. Those who did not go to the polls, […]

CHICK-BASHINGYou have shown your liberal bias by publishing Chris Britt’s newest cartoon bashing Chick-fil-A. The company doesn’t preach hate, or intolerance in any fashion. The media asked a leading question to the CEO about his personal beliefs, knowing the answer ahead of time. I truly believe this is only an issue to distract people from […]

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 development,” by Bruce Rushton, Aug. 2.] We’ll assume that Deputy Travis Koester’s actions – which, no matter how you slice it and dice it, constituted an armed […]

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 doubt that if Springfield uses the pits it will negatively affect the wells/water supplies of Chatham, New Berlin, Riverton, Dawson and […]

OPEN DOORS The 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 this country waves of immigrants have come to these shores looking to participate in “the American dream.” Why should we not welcome immigrants from all parts […]

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 are several on the Internet claiming they are it and they are very similar. We are coming back to Illinois in two weeks and […]