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New era for juvenile justice
7/25/2010 7:28 AM -Letters to the Editor

The appointment last week of a new state juvenile justice chief - a veteran of the state's child welfare system - signals a new era in juvenile justice reform.

U.S. judiciary is massive institution of disorder
7/4/2010 8:15 AM -Letters to the Editor
The coming U.S. Civil War will be provoked by those among us that are attempting to deprive citizens of their inherent right to defend their lives and property by keeping and bearing arms.
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Don't decommission Zion plant
7/4/2010 8:00 AM -Letters to the Editor
If you live in the midwest-where your electric rates may be affected-contact your state legislators and your state utility board. By standing together we will present a strong and united voice for truth, accountability and transparency.

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Citizens should be in charge of Gulf disaster fund
6/27/2010 11:56 AM -Letters to the Editor
Like sharks circling a wounded whale, the lawyer industry is scheming to devour BP. The news media is full of advertisements by lawyers trolling for clients to participate in a class action lawsuit against BP.

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Yearning for the Bush years
6/13/2010 1:41 PM -Letters to the Editor
Rock star persona can take a president only so far. If truth be told, President Obama is just as ordinary and helpless at times as the rest of us.
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Curb the lawsuit racket
6/13/2010 9:18 AM -Letters to the Editor
One of the most outrageous tainted acts by a local judge is refusing to allow a jury to issue a verdict in the recent Clifford Emons/Jane Schwartz negligence lawsuit against the Rosewood Care Center of Alton.
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Media bias distorts science of global warming
6/6/2010 7:27 AM -Letters to the Editor
As one of 700 individuals who registered to attend the Fourth International Conference on Climate Change from May 16 - 18 hosted by Chicago's Heartland Institute, I was appalled over the absence of both print and TV coverage despite its international flavor.
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Madison County's Treasurer's report
5/30/2010 11:00 AM -Letters to the Editor
As your Madison County Treasurer, I have operated an office based on the strategy that capitalizes on what resources and revenue we have, not what we do not. A lean, efficient office that not only provides the best possible service to the people of Madison County, but an office that is better prepared to serve the people in the coming years.
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It's called sprawl
5/30/2010 6:53 AM -Letters to the Editor
The only people the proposed Reider Road interchange development on Interstate 64 in St. Clair County serves are road builders, developers and realtors.
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Taxpayer coalition: Demand pension reform
5/16/2010 3:18 PM -Letters to the Editor
Illinois communities cannot continue to ask residents to pay retiring public employees 75 percent of their final salaries at the age of 50 after 30 years of service, when most of them have seen their own pensions disappear and are funding their retirements through 401K plans.
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Hopkins stands by statements
5/15/2010 10:25 AM -Letters to the Editor
After careful reflection and review, I stand by all comments made and conclusions put forth dealing with his suitability for the office.
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