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Nearly 200 friends, family members and former colleagues attended a March 28 open house at Illinois Times' office in honor of Lee Milner, and Mayor Misty Buscher presented him with a proclamation declaring it Lee Milner Day. Credit: PHOTO BY JAMES MILNER

GREAT STORY

Great story by Dean Olsen about a special guy, Lee Milner (“Photographing history: Lee Milner reflects on his life and career,” March 28).

Kay Shipman-Swiech

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GREAT PERSON

A great photographer and an even greater person.

Grant Hammer

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CLASS ACT

I enjoyed crossing paths with Lee whenever we covered the same event. He’s a true class act.

Zach Baliva

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SAW MANY FRIENDS

So glad you all made this happen for him – thank you! It was a great event and article. It was incredible to see some people I hadn’t seen in many years and hear their stories about Dad: Mike Lawrence, Tami Craig Schilling, Charlie Wheeler, Jim Leach, Joe Crain, his college roommate and so many people he has encountered through the years that I didn’t even know.

Leanne Milner Sappington

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GOT IT RIGHT

Tom Irwin nailed this review (John Mellencamp more than rocks,” March 28). I enjoyed the concert, though it made me feel old when I realized I remember when he was a “real good dancer.”

Jeff Hoffman

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MORE OUT THERE

There are way more Asian massage parlors in the area, just look on Red Massage and RubMap’s websites (“FBI targets area Asian massage parlors,” March 7).

If I were to run a cash-only business, I would be taken down by the IRS and local authorities. Men who patronize these places don’t realize or don’t care that they are providing money to keep women enslaved.

Name withheld by request

CURRICULUM DIDN’T HELP

I agree, the reading curriculum isn’t the only problem, but it added to it. If it wasn’t, then Lucy Calkins’ newest revision wouldn’t look 180 degrees different than the original and include a lot of the things the “When kids can’t read” article pointed to (“My curriculum not the reason kids can’t read,” March 21).

Ben McKinney

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WHO’S RESPONSIBLE?

Of course not, no one is responsible at public schools, that’s the whole idea. Lucy Calkins cashed the check, so what if Springfield kids can’t read?

John Kelly

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