Letters to the Editor | Thursday, April 19,2012

Letters to the Editor 4/19/12

Chicken, the Postal Service and parking lots

CHICK FIGHTMaybe if Chic-fil-A moves to Springfield we should all move out. [See “What would Col. Sanders do? Chick-fil-A generates controversy at UIS,” by Bruce Rushton, posted April 11.]

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, April 12,2012

Letters to the Editor 04/12/12

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COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER“Faith, hope and statuary” [by James Krohe Jr., April 5] was an overly tilted and in my case insulting piece of “work.” I admit that I have not perso

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, April 5,2012

Letters to the Editor 4/5/12

Chris Britt, Truancy and Coroner candidates

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NOT A BRITT FANJust recently I started to again read your weekly newspaper, which I have never been a fan of, and then here you go again, you hire another SJ-R reject, Chris Britt. Then Britt starts p

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, March 29,2012

Letter to the Editor 03/29/12

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OAK RIDGE FINANCESFor this reason alone, there should not be differing laws governing municipal, religious and privately held cemeteries. [ See “Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery has serious financial

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, March 22,2012

Letter to the Editor 03/22/12

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WATCHDOGS LAID OFFUnbelievable. GateHouse Media executives, owners of the SJ-R, rake in hundreds of thousands in bonuses while laying off staff and outsourcing other newspaper functions [see “Pa

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, March 15,2012

Letter to the Editor 03/15/12

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TAMMS WORKSGov. Pat Quinn’s decision to close the Tamms Correctional Center is shortsighted at best and disastrous at worst [see “End of the line?: The governor wants to close Tamms,&rdquo

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, March 8,2012

Letters to the Editor 3/8/12

Gun gripe, Limbaugh, and state cuts

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GUN%u2008GRIPEIt is now confirmed our legislators are on meth!The actions of the Illinois House Executive Committee by approving the proposal for handgun registry by Chicago’s mayor seems

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, March 1,2012

Letter to the Editor 03/01/12

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GIVE A KID A CHANCEIn my work with young people here in Springfield, I have seen repeatedly that the mistakes they make in their early years have a huge impact on the direction their futures will take

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, February 23,2012

Letters to the Editor 2/23/12

Tax cigarettes, moving history, open primary

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TAX CIGARETTESState officials are proposing a $2 billion cut to Illinois’ Medicaid program. We agree with Illinois Hospital Association president Maryjane Wurth that a cut of this magnitude will

Letters to the Editor | Thursday, February 16,2012

Letter to the Editor 02/16/12

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WAR ON WEEDI’m writing about the thoughtful cover story by Bruce Rushton: “The war on weed,” Feb. 9. I thought that true conservatives oppose nanny-state policies. Obviously, I was w