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Loud motorcycle pipes — tone it down!

Spring has come early this year. People are out enjoying the unseasonably warm weather, including motorcycle riders. While most riders
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Mendelssohn Club says thanks

March has been filled with beautiful weather and wonderful music, and the Mendelssohn Club is looking forward to even more
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Goodwill says thank you for a successful Diva’s Night Out

Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois would like to thank all the “Divas” who attended our Diva’s Night Out Fashion Show
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It’s garage sale season!

Ah, yes! Spring is spring, and along with spring comes garage sales; aren’t they fun? But, preparing for a sale
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Gun bans promote more violence by criminals

Recently, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the University of Colorado’s campus gun ban violated the 2003 state law
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Marla Wilson thanks supporters

I have just ended a three-year campaign in an effort to serve as Illinois Senator for the 34th District. In
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Read his actions, not his lips

This year we will witness a very negative presidential campaign. Barack Obama’s dismal record requires that he rely on distortions
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The need to conserve water — for industries and consumers

I want to thank Rotary Club of Galena for the Jo Daviess County Roundtable meeting on March 21, 2012.
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Support Relay For Life of Winnebago County

If you were diagnosed with cancer today or 10 years ago, you are a survivor. Cancer survivors are at
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Tell the truth about Rockford

Rockford has become a terrible, ugly, violent place to live. Money magazine reports on it, and Yahoo has ranked Rockford,
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More responses to clear-cutting at forest preserves

Editor’s note: The following e-mails were forwarded by Neil McGaughlin, a former IDNR Conservation policeman, to The Rock River Times
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Obama’s broken promises

Before people vote for president in November, they should recall President Obama yucking it up with his cohorts about there
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Media omit true facts about the Keystone pipeline

A lot of people in this country seem to live in a bubble. What I mean by this is, facts
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The movie ‘Food, Inc.’ shows bias in presentation

The movie was shown on the evening of Feb. 15. It was announced by Rockford Urban Ministries, and several organic
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Tea Party gives people voice; GOP doesn’t

I want to personally thank the GOP Chairman, John McGlasson, of Livingston County, for having the class to invite both
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Support for Becky Genoways

On behalf of On the Waterfront’s extended family, I would like to acknowledge and support Becky Genoways’ efforts and leadership
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Honesty/Transparency

Is our State Rep. Jim Sacia (R-89) being transparent when he urges a federal agency to ignore IEPA regulations? (IEPA
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Help CASA help our children

What is a Court-Appointed Special Advocate? Aside from being a board member of our 15th Judicial Circuit CASA program,
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Support your neighborhood association

I am very disappointed that people do not want to take an interest in or make an effort of
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Support for RPS 205 Gifted Program

The Rockford Public School District is taking steps in the right direction as they discuss the possibility of expanding the
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Post Office legislation does not respect citizens

As a citizen, I was appalled by the total lack of respect the hosts of the recent Post Office
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Religious liberty is threatened by health care law

Utilizing authority granted to it in President Obama’s health care law, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced
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Oldsmobile Alero fire hazard

My wife was driving my daughter home from school when part of the inside of the car burst into flames.
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Letters needed to oppose meat packing plant in Quad Cities area

Dear ICCAW members: Please help us get the word out! In an effort to draw public attention to what’s taking
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Saddened by Paterno scandal at end of life

I opened my mail browser today to find great sadness. Joe Paterno died at 85. Outside of knowing Joe
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Organic farming rights: It’s a matter of choice

About a block away from me, there once was a lady goat farmer whose name was Edith Erthanberg. But her
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Wrong decision on Western Pipeline

When Alberta’s governor stated he was “horribly disappointed” by President Obama’s pipeline veto, he was putting it mildly. He’d probably
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‘Quiet Zone’ needed to control noise pollution

The Rockford area has several sources of noise pollution: trains, planes, automobiles, ambulances, fire trucks and helicopters. In my opinion,
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Manzullo does not represent the views of his district

U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo views the world differently than most of the people living in the 16th Congressional District, yet
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In response to Quinn and Amtrak: Multimodal Station, ‘Rockford Register Star,’ Jan. 17

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, where did the $3 million come from? Maybe some of it came from the executive order
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Re: Wrong destination for pipeline

The old route of Keystone XL pipeline was over the Ogalalla Aquifer ended at refineries near Houston and Port
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Destruction of forest preserves is shocking

I am writing about the ongoing destruction of one of the Rockford area’s most precious assets: the Winnebago County forest
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Former DNR officer speaks out

I found your recent article on trees being removed from OUR forest preserves very interesting. Also, the input from residents
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lllinois is ‘The Prairie State’

I just want to weigh in on the debate over cutting trees to restore native prairie. I notice that
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PACed elections unfair to the public

In 2010, the Supreme Court handed down one of the most destructive rulings in the high court’s history. The 5-4
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Tag team GOP match

When it comes to the GOP nomination, maybe it would help some folks to see this contest in a different
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Re: “Forest preserve or prairie preserve?” (TRRT Jan. 4-10, 2012)

The article raises numerous questions to which it appears that no one in authority is willing to respond. There appears
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More county jail tax questions

I agree with the main ideas and the intent of Michael Kleen’s [Jan. 4-10 issue] article on the county jail
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Save Rockford’s Postal processing facility

The Rockford Postal processing and distribution facility has one of the most efficient ratings in the nation. If it shuts
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Northern Illinois Hospice and Grief Center thanks shoppers

Every Thursday this holiday season, Northern Illinois Hospice and Grief Center volunteers wrapped gifts for busy CherryVale shoppers. Thank you
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Obama’s economic policy is anti-American

I truly never thought I would ever see the day when the president of the United States would stand in
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Reverse Internet gambling opinion

The Department of Justice issued an opinion regarding Internet Lottery in September, but waited until two days before Christmas
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What have we learned?

Dec. 18, the last American troops pulled out of Iraq, and about 4,000 soldiers will stay in neighboring Kuwait to
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Blagojevich’s corruption should teach us to pay attention

The recent verdict dealt to the infamous “Blago” pleases me. He used his position solely for self-gain, throwing in a
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A letter to Governor Quinn

Governor Quinn: Hardest decision you ever made!!! Read the article below and tell me you would not want these two
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Mega dairies win when regulations are not enforced

My friend, Karen Hudson from Elmwood, Ill., and I have a lot in common. We both have had a
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Children and families need your help this Christmas season

There is much to like about our American celebration of a baby’s birth more than 2,000 years ago. Among my
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Ron Paul knows how to clean up the mess

What’s wrong with everybody? I’ve never seen such a gaggle of tax-money sucking boneheads running for president — with Ron
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Illinois residents ready for reform

Al Capone once said, “A good lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than 10 men with machine guns.” What
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Reply to James Davis of Byron (Dec.14-20, 2011 issue)

You are so fortunate. You have a good-paying non-union job. Your family, relatives, your friends and neighbors have good-paying non-union
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