Letters to the Editor

Letters policy We welcome letters, but please include your full name, address and a daytime telephone number. We edit all letters for libel, length and clarity. Send letters to: Letters, Illinois Times. P.O. Box 5256. Springfield, Illinois 62705. Fax: (217) 753-3958. E-mail: editor@illinoistimes.com ANOTHER MYSTERY Just to add to the mystery regarding the World War […]

Letters policy We welcome letters, but please include your full name, address and a daytime telephone number. We edit all letters for libel, length and clarity. Send letters to: Letters, Illinois Times. P.O. Box 5256. Springfield, Illinois 62705. Fax: (217) 753-3958. E-mail: editor@illinoistimes.com Everybody to the table The Springfield Race Relations Task Force welcomes the […]

Letters policy We welcome letters, but please include your full name, address and a daytime telephone number. We edit all letters for libel, length and clarity. Send letters to: Letters, Illinois Times. P.O. Box 5256. Springfield, Illinois 62705. Fax: (217) 753-3958. E-mail: editor@illinoistimes.com One has to wonder I really enjoyed your excellent article on Mike […]

Letters policy We welcome letters, but please include your full name, address and a daytime telephone number. We edit all letters for libel, length and clarity. Send letters to: Letters, Illinois Times. P.O. Box 5256. Springfield, Illinois 62705. Fax: (217) 753-3958. E-mail: editor@illinoistimes.com When horse is the course Thank you for your article “Neighsayers” [Pete […]

Letters policy We welcome letters, but please include your full name, address and a daytime telephone. We edit all letters for libel, length and clarity. Send letters to: Letters, Illinois Times. P.O. Box 5256. Springfield, Illinois 62705. Fax: (217) 753-3958. E-mail: editor@illinoistimes.com My most difficult years I joined the Department of Veterans Affairs in September […]

Kudos to pioneers Thank you for your recent article on Ray Spooner, a Certified Nurse Midwife at Carle Clinic in Urbana [Deb Aronson, “Against the Odds,” Oct. 23]. Spooner exemplifies what nurse midwifery is all about. As a fellow midwife, I had the opportunity to hear Ray speak about water births at one of our […]

On the line I was surprised to see among the list of ten censored news stories your inclusion of number six, “closing access to information technology” [Kari Lydersen, “Censored!” Oct. 9]. Telecommunication company representatives have been quoted as saying they “missed the boat” on the Internet boom of the ’90s and intend to control and […]

Corrections We changed a word and made an error in Peter J. Wagner’s Sept. 11 letter to the editor. Wagner wrote us to say CWLP’s proposed rate increase “may not be in the best interests of Springfield citizen-ratepayers.” The telephone number for the Bluestem Bake Shop in Elkhart, the subject of a review in the […]

All our best I especially enjoyed how took your turn and gave your choices [in the “Best of Springfield” issue, September 18]. Your decision, in my opinion, was like a teacher grading a student’s paper. My personal choices (although I did not compete in your contest this year) are: Dusty Rhodes (Illinois Times) for best […]

Article in poor taste Dear editor, I must say I did not appreciate the recent article on the 233rd M.P. Battalion stationed in Iraq [“Wrong moves, right moves,” September 18]. To compare Infantry with Military Police is like comparing the Boy Scouts with the Girl Scouts. First of all, I am ex-infantry and very proud […]

Half the loaf To the editor: My Illinois Times “Best of Springfield” issue [September 18] is still warm from the printing press as I hammer out this letter of protest. I’m sure you’ll be besieged with letters of outrage complaining about the people’s choice for “Best Fire Hydrant” or “Best Snow Plow Guy,” but this […]

Hats off to Gentleman Joe Dear sir: Thank you very much for the wonderful article on Mr. Joe Bonefeste [“Il Professore,” September 11]. This gentleman, who is 81 years young, is a fascinating conversationalist whom we consider a dear friend. This past Fourth of July we had the honor of enjoying a band concert with […]