Letters to the Editor | Thursday, August 18,2011

Letters to the Editor 8/18/11

DCFS fails kids

DCFS FAILS KIDSWhile I appreciate the article on the mental health issues of adopted foster children, I do have to object to the article’s title [see “When adoptions go wrong: Giving up cu

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, August 11,2011

Letters to the Editor 08/11/11

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TURKEY DAMMayor Houston promised us a balanced budget, but it looks like he wants to spend money we don’t have on Hunter Dam, a project we don’t need. Federal regulators have said three ti

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, August 4,2011

Letters to the Editor 08/04/11

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NOT CORN, BEANSI believe James Krohe Jr. [see “It’s not the heat, it’s the corn,” July 21] and Mr. Changnon (Northern Illinois University climatologist) both have beans between

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, July 28,2011

Letters to the Editor 07/28/11

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KATHIE PAYTON’S SISTER REPLIESThis letter is written in rebuttal to the article “I killed my mom,” which appeared in Illinois Times July 21. We feel the article is unfair, inaccurate

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, July 21,2011

Letters to the Editor 07/21/11

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COMPULSIVE GAMBLERSThe person sitting next to you in church, the man in line at the grocery store, or one of your co-workers; any one of these could be involved with a gambling problem [see “Gam

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, July 14,2011

Letters to the Editor 7/14/11

Nuke next door and hunger

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NO TO NUKESIn regards to your recent article about nuclear power and the Clinton Nuclear Power Plant [see “The nuke next door,” by Rachel Wells, June 16]: Is nuclear power safe? No it is n

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, July 7,2011

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FAIRGROUNDS GAMBLINGYear round gambling at the fairgrounds is a bad bet. Both racetrack casinos in Indiana have declared bankruptcy. Statistical analysis of racetrack casinos has shown that when slot

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, June 30,2011

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GREENSPACEWith reference to the “Publisher’s note” in last week’s IT concerning her observation of the lack of greenspace in the new Scheel’s parking lot, a familiar chor

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, June 23,2011

Letters to the Editor 6/23/11

Nuclear power and prisons

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OPTIMISM WE CAN’T AFFORD Rachel Wells’ excellent June 2 article on nuclear safety [see “The nuke next door: Is the Clinton nuclear power plant prepared for a Fukushima-level disaster

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, June 16,2011

Letters to the Editor 6/16/11

Innocence Project and Charity Funds

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MAKE PROSECUTORS PAYYou have had a series of articles on the Downstate Illinois Innocence Project at UIS [see “Defenders of the innocent,” May 26, by Patrick Yeagle]. This last year I audi