Letters to the Editor

Untitled Document We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address, and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to Letters, Illinois Times, P.O. Box 5256, Springfield, IL 62705; fax 217-753-3958; e-mail editor@illinoistimes.com. NOEXCUSEFORLOSINGRECRUIT Talk about one rotten apple spoiling the bushel! And even if it was two or three, what a shame that […]

Untitled Document We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address, and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to Letters, Illinois Times, P.O. Box 5256, Springfield, IL 62705; fax 217-753-3958; e-mail editor@illinoistimes.com. BUSINESS AS USUAL AT SPD Still one more clearly well-researched article by Dusty Rhodes [“Opt out,” Nov. 8]. A very interesting […]

Untitled Document We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address, and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to Letters, Illinois Times, P.O. Box 5256, Springfield, IL 62705; fax 217-753-3958; e-mail editor@illinoistimes.com. PIECE OF OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE Thanks so much for Bill Janssen’s reminiscences on his musical life in Springfield [“No regrets,” Nov. […]

Untitled Document We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address, and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to Letters, Illinois Times, P.O. Box 5256, Springfield, IL 62705; fax 217-753-3958; e-mail editor@illinoistimes.com. INSPIRED TO TEACH CHILDREN Thank you very much for the article on Sherry Williams [Dusty Rhodes, “Getting them back on track,” […]

Untitled Document We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address, and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to Letters, Illinois Times, P.O. Box 5256, Springfield, IL 62705; fax 217-753-3958; e-mail editor@illinoistimes.com. UNITED IN OUR SPOOKINESS Rumor has it that Abraham Lincoln roams around downtown at midnight, ducking, I imagine, in and out […]

Untitled Document We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address, and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to Letters, Illinois Times, P.O. Box 5256, Springfield, IL 62705; fax 217-753-3958; e-mail editor@illinoistimes.com. EVERYBODY, USE THE SIDEWALK! I almost killed a man on Oct. 3. I was driving back to work after lunch, and […]

Untitled Document We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address, and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to Letters, Illinois Times, P.O. Box 5256, Springfield, IL 62705; fax 217-753-3958; e-mail editor@illinoistimes.com. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL PANTRY We here at the First Presbyterian Church Food Pantry want to thank Springfield for supporting food pantries […]

Untitled Document We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address, and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to Letters, Illinois Times, P.O. Box 5256, Springfield, IL 62705; fax 217-753-3958; e-mail editor@illinoistimes.com. WHO’S ON TOP? I just finished reading Jim Hightower’s rant about Camel No. 9 [“Cancel Camel No. 9,” Sept. 20]. While […]

Untitled Document We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address, and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to Letters, Illinois Times, P.O. Box 5256, Springfield, IL 62705; fax 217-753-3958; e-mail editor@illinoistimes.com. OUR GATEWAY TO INDIA I enjoyed reading the article on Indian food [Julianne Glatz, “Springfield’s Indian night,” Sept. 6]. However, while […]

Untitled Document We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address, and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to Letters, Illinois Times, P.O. Box 5256, Springfield, IL 62705; fax 217-753-3958; e-mail editor@illinoistimes.com. SHE LIKES BIKES Lynn Miller and Bill Donels make an excellent point in citing the chicken-and-the-egg dilemma as they examine Springfield’s […]

Untitled Document We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address, and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to Letters, Illinois Times, P.O. Box 5256, Springfield, IL 62705; fax 217-753-3958; e-mail editor@illinoistimes.com. WE NEED A PRO-BIKE CULTURE Jeanne Townsend Handy tells a tale of cities that have embraced cycling as a viable transportation […]

Untitled Document We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address, and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to Letters, Illinois Times, P.O. Box 5256, Springfield, IL 62705; fax 217-753-3958; e-mail editor@illinoistimes.com. SMOKING CAUSES GLOBAL WARMING? I won’t argue with Dr. James Piephoff’s assertions about the dangers of cigarette smoking, which were already […]