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Obama's Keystone pipeline decision is major blunder
1/15/2012 3:37 PM   -Letters to the Editor

President Obama's decision to delay the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline is a major blunder.

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  • ESL Election Board referendum showdown Jan. 17
    1/12/2012 3:55 PM   -Letters to the Editor

    On Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 9 a.m. in Room 407 of the St. Clair County Courthouse, the Belleville law firm of Kurowski & Shultz will oppose a petition to place a referendum on the East St. Louis ballot to accept or reject the City Election Law of 1885.
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  • TRS reform must take place
    1/7/2012 9:00 AM   -Letters to the Editor

    Is sacrifice no longer a politically correct word when applied to doing what is best to save Illinois and to ease the burden on taxpayers in a challenged economy?
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  • French lesson for the president
    12/10/2011 10:54 AM   -Letters to the Editor

    President Barack Obama once lectured us mere mortals that we needed to be "more European" in our outlook. We needed to learn French, he condescendingly importuned us, and "more than just merci beaucoup, too."
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  • Kern doesn't know statute
    12/4/2011 12:26 PM   -Letters to the Editor

    Mark Kern, County Board Chairman, recently urged the board to reject (County Board member Craig) Hubbard's motion to reduce funding for the East St. Louis Board of Elections to $32,800 from $112,000 at a November meeting, on the grounds that the county is obligated under state law to pay the higher amount, it was reported.
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  • Obama should approve the Keystone pipeline deal
    12/3/2011 11:00 AM   -Letters to the Editor

    The United States can significantly benefit from increasing its supply from Canada and it isn't too late for President Obama to change his mind.
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  • Constitution Club at EHS thanks sponsor Hortica
    11/15/2011 3:26 PM   -Letters to the Editor

    As Thomas Jefferson once said, "Democracy can never be ignorant and free."
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  • Illinois on the brink of ruin
    11/10/2011 9:24 AM   -Letters to the Editor

    Illinois is on the brink of financial ruin with current and future debts of up to $200 billion. One easy step in reducing unnecessary spending is to eliminate the regional superintendent of education offices.
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  • Republican volunteers energized
    10/16/2011 2:38 PM   -Letters to the Editor

    An energized group of nearly 50 volunteers met recently in Bethalto to begin collecting signatures for local Republican candidates to be placed on the ballot for the November 2012 election.
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  • Miles: Tired of attacks
    9/15/2011 2:00 PM   -Letters to the Editor

    I am, however, very disappointed and tired of the continuing, slanderous attacks against me and former members of my staff by Mr. Prenzler and the lack of professionalism he has displayed during his short-term as treasurer.

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  • New rogue EPA regulations for coal-fired plants are economy busters
    9/2/2011 3:57 PM   -Letters to the Editor

    If electricity in Illinois is not supplied by coal, and not by Nuclear, then by what? Surely not by solar and wind power!

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