Letters to the Editor

CHICK FIGHT Maybe if Chic-fil-A moves to Springfield we should all move out. [See “What would Col. Sanders do? Chick-fil-A generates controversy at UIS,” by Bruce Rushton, posted April 11.] This politically correct stuff has got to stop. Most of this is the media’s fault. From illinoistimes.com TRUTH HELPS Hats of to Jim Hightower for […]

COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER“Faith, hope and statuary” [by James Krohe Jr., April 5] was an overly tilted and in my case insulting piece of “work.” I admit that I have not personally seen the Washington, D.C., works, but I have seen many pictures and read pieces concerning them. I do not find them to be the […]

NOT A BRITT FAN Just recently I started to again read your weekly newspaper, which I have never been a fan of, and then here you go again, you hire another SJ-R reject, Chris Britt. Then Britt starts placing garbage drawings in your paper that are meant to do no more than attempt to incite […]

OAK RIDGE FINANCESFor this reason alone, there should not be differing laws governing municipal, religious and privately held cemeteries. [ See “Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery has serious financial problems,” by Bruce Rushton, March 22.] For some reason, municipal and religious cemeteries have been given a legal pass where perpetual/endowment care fund accounts are handled. This […]

WATCHDOGS LAID OFFUnbelievable. GateHouse Media executives, owners of the SJ-R, rake in hundreds of thousands in bonuses while laying off staff and outsourcing other newspaper functions [see “Parachutes get more golden at GateHouse,” by Bruce Rushton, March 15]. And what do we subscribers get? A less local, less personal, inferior product. Chris Britt, a Springfield […]

TAMMS WORKSGov. Pat Quinn’s decision to close the Tamms Correctional Center is shortsighted at best and disastrous at worst [see “End of the line?: The governor wants to close Tamms,” by Bruce Rushton, March 8]. The Tamms Correctional Center has been an integral part of the Illinois Department of Corrections strategy to reduce violence in […]

GUN GRIPE It is now confirmed our legislators are on meth! The actions of the Illinois House Executive Committee by approving the proposal for handgun registry by Chicago’s mayor seems to point in that direction. This is not yet law, but hopefully the main body will put this proposal into the round file where it belongs. The […]

GIVE A KID A CHANCEIn my work with young people here in Springfield, I have seen repeatedly that the mistakes they make in their early years have a huge impact on the direction their futures will take. Many children grow up in homes where there is very little stability, no regular meals, no exposure to […]

TAX CIGARETTES State officials are proposing a $2 billion cut to Illinois’ Medicaid program. We agree with Illinois Hospital Association president Maryjane Wurth that a cut of this magnitude will have a profound negative impact on health care services for the poor and disabled. The collateral damage to people in fragile health would be unimaginable. […]

WAR ON WEEDI’m writing about the thoughtful cover story by Bruce Rushton: “The war on weed,” Feb. 9. I thought that true conservatives oppose nanny-state policies. Obviously, I was wrong. What could be more pro-nanny-state than marijuana prohibition? Beyond the fact that marijuana prohibition is counterproductive and a complete waste of money, what about the […]

THANKS, CHRIS BRITTThanks Illinois Times for an informative story about Chris Britt’s tenure as a cartoonist with the local newspaper over the past 12 years [see “That’s all, folks: Chris Britt leaves the State Journal-Register,” by Bruce Rushton, Feb. 2]. Now I didn’t always agree with Chris’s slant on some issues but usually took sides […]

APOLOGIZE, CWLP After CWLP’s recent admission that utility service is at risk without continued rate hikes, I believe some apologies are owed to CWLP retail ratepayers. In particular, from those who sold and supported the city’s half-billion dollar power marketing scheme under the guise of energy security for Springfield. The debt that threatens our utility […]