You’ve probably heard that Gov. Rod Blagojevich is fighting with state legislators again. This time, he’s claiming the General Assembly is on a “spending orgy” and tossing around taxpayer money like “drunken sailors” who have “run amok.” We’ve seen this time and time again. The governor often tries to control the General Assembly’s behavior by […]
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Your Turn . . . 11-13-03
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 […]
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Power play
Commonwealth Edison has come a long way from the bad old days when it was constantly trying to find underhanded, sneaky ways to bill consumers for its overpriced, and then-unfinished, nuclear power plants. ComEd’s service territory was infamous for having the highest electric rates in the Midwest, and the third highest rates in the country. […]
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Your Turn . . . 11-6-03
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 […]
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Your Turn . . . 10-30-03
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 […]
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Hide and seek
We are witnessing in Illinois a high stakes game of hide-and-seek as SBC attempts to hide its profits and stifle competition. Ultimately, the game will cost the citizens of Illinois millions of dollars. To appreciate the game, we need to go back 20 years. After the break-up of Ma Bell in 1984, the telecom world […]
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Battle royale
Addison Township was once king of the state’s Republican hill. The Illinois Senate President (James ‘Pate’ Philip), House Republican Leader (Lee Daniels) and state attorney general (Jim Ryan) all lived in the eastern DuPage County township. When people talked about the power of DuPage County Republicans, they were really speaking of Addison’s enormous strength. But […]
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Your Turn. . . 10-23-03
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 […]
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Reality bites
A fascinating month-long political standoff may finally be coming to a close in Kankakee County. The trouble started when Gov. Rod Blagojevich promised state Rep. Phil Novak (D-Bradley) a seat on the Illinois Pollution Control Board. Rep. Novak, who has specialized in environmental and utility issues during a House career that has spanned three decades, […]
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Your Turn . . . 10-16-03
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 […]
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Your Turn . . . 10-9-03
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 […]
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What I did on vacation
I can only take so much of Illinois politics before I begin to go a little crazy. Don’t get me wrong, Illinois politics is my life. I truly enjoy my job. But, eventually, the bickering, the corruption, the pettiness starts to infect my soul and I gotta stop for a while. The last real vacation […]
