Help Rural Oaks Neighborhood with votes

A $25,000 grant request from Pepsi Corporation to restore and preserve Rural Oaks’ Business and Neighborhood area (corner of Rural,
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December 14, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Community rallies for Laurent House

Something really good happened. This week, nearly everyone enthusiastically pulled in the same direction. What could possibly have brought together
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December 14, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Rebuttal to: Why I occupy, by Christy Gutowski (from Nov. 16-22, 2011 issue)

If you had a job and didn’t expect the taxpayers to support you, you wouldn’t have the time or
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December 14, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 6 Comments

CAPA students and teachers deserve our support and encouragement

I am writing as a parent whose child is in the CAPA (Creative and Performing Arts) program at Auburn High
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December 7, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Crusader Community Health implements new programs

The current economic crisis has meant that more people in our community are in need of the services that Crusader
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December 7, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Europe, America have much in common

Europe and the USA have many things in common, one of which noted currently is the massive debt crisis both
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December 7, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Where has all the trust gone?

Several of our politicians lie before they get into office, spending enormous amounts of money to get there and then
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November 30, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

Giving thanks for CASA volunteers

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect as individuals and families on all of the blessings that have been bestowed on
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November 30, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Occupy movement is non-partisan

Have you wondered about those Occupy Rockford folks all over town? Judging from their waves and honks, passing motorists outraged
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November 23, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 2 Comments

Response to Stanley Campbell’s column

In response to Stanley Campbell: “How to mix Interfaith, Turkey Day and immigration together,” Nov. 16-22. Mr. Campbell doesn’t understand
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November 23, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 5 Comments

Going through a phase as a nation

In 1887, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, stated quite prophetically, “A democracy
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November 23, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Why I occupy

Here is why I occupy. When I see teachers who feed, clothe and nurture children in their charge get treated
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November 16, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 4 Comments

Local business should support local banks

I am Occupy Rockford. We had our rally Saturday in front of the Chase Bank. At that time I got
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November 16, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Rebuttal to Tom Harris’s letter and the NIPCC

Responding to Tom Harris’s Letter to the Editor in the Nov. 2-8, 2011 issue, “Not all experts agree on climate
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November 16, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

Re: Black Hawk in need of repairs — not the same Indian

The statue created by Lorado Taft in 1911 is a statue commemorating Native Americans in general. Its purpose was to
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November 16, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Following the Communist Manifesto

Abraham Lincoln once said, “That some should be rich shows that others may become rich and hence is just encouragement
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November 16, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Needless tree destruction on scenic Route 2

The recent story and photos run by the local newspaper about widening Route 2 north of Rockford does not
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November 9, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

Thanks from Mental Health Fair

On behalf of the Mental Illness Awareness Week Committee, we would like to thank everyone who helped make the celebration
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November 9, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Black female defender performed admirably

I admit, I have never seen a black female public defender in any of the criminal justice systems I have
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November 9, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

CAFOs are inhumane, don’t help feed the world

Crop farmers have the most important job in the world. Without crop farmers, our civilization wouldn’t exist. However, many people
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November 9, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Not all experts agree on climate change

Many climate experts would disagree with the assertion that “The release of the carbon trapped in the oil sands …
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November 2, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Teachers are not the enemy

For years now, a small but very wealthy group, the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, has been
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November 2, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 2 Comments

Who gets the jobs?

Goldwind China will build a $200 million wind farm in Lee County, Illinois. The project will provide 109.5 megawatts of
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November 2, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

What has our country become?

So, what happens when the people get tired of certain governments that only help those that have money? This country
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November 2, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

Obama’s second stimulus

The Obama “jobs” (stimulus) bill is turning out to be nothing more than a tool for Obama to trash the
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November 2, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

County Board members should take road ‘less traveled’ in vote on asphalt plant

Many years ago, our venerable American poet, Robert Frost, wrote a poem titled “The Road Not Taken.” It begins: “Two roads
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October 26, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Property taxes raised again by Winnebago County Board

Sept. 29, the Winnebago County Board, under the leadership of incumbent Chairman Scott Christiansen, voted 23-3 to raise property taxes
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October 26, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 3 Comments

Remember the veterans

Question: How do you, everyday citizen, appreciate what a veteran has done for you? You may say that you fly
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October 26, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Festival of Fantasy Saturday, Oct. 29

Now in its sixth year, Festival of Fantasy children’s Halloween costume contest and parade will be held this Saturday,
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October 26, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Thanks for covering Suicide Prevention Services Walk

Thank you for printing an article about Shannon Messer and the local SPS Walk. We had more than 100 participants
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October 26, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Asphalt plant — Vote ‘no’ for health reasons

As a former environmental chemist, I’m asking the county board to vote “no” on the proposed East State Street asphalt
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October 19, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

‘Tolerance’ results in media standing down

“Tolerance is a fine thing, but it is only the beginning of democracy, not its destination. In our time,
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October 19, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Government disenfranchises the voters

This is a “Gangsta’ Government.” The Federal Communications Commission is pressing forward for its Nov. 20 implementation of “Net Neutrality,”
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October 19, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

Asphalt plant — Vote ‘no’ for health reasons

As a former environmental chemist, I’m asking the county board to vote “no” on the proposed East State Street asphalt
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October 12, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Throwing away our money on government spending

A $447 billion jobs bill and $787 billion in stimulus has or will be spent to deal with the high
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October 12, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 2 Comments

Bela Lugosi’s Coronado appearance

Dear Friends, I am a film historian at The Queen’s University of Belfast, and I am currently doing some research on
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October 12, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Factory farms are exempt from paying for pollution

“Only Polluters Pay,” sounds fair, right? Currently, factory farms are the only industry in Illinois that are exempt from paying
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October 12, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Religion of peace?

When President Obama entered office, he assured us that Islam is really a religion of peace. Prior to that, we
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October 12, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Closing disability centers is an injustice

A wise man once said, “You can tell a just society from that which practices injustice, by the way it
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October 5, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

We need Right to Work in Illinois

Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Gov. Pat Quinn Sept. 24. The letter writer wanted to share it
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October 5, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

Senior EXPO was a great success!

Lifescape Community Services just concluded its 19th Annual Senior EXPO at the Rockford Park District’s Indoor Sports Center. It
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October 5, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

How much hydrogen sulfide is safe?

Editor’s note: This letter is addressed to two Winnebago County Board members. Ms. Owano and Mr. Horstman: From what I have heard
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October 5, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Second Annual Rock River Sweep success

THANK YOU to everyone who turned out for our Second Annual Rock River Sweep on Saturday, Sept. 10. It was
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September 21, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Buy Fair Trade chocolate for Halloween

As another Halloween approaches, and as parents in the Rockford area think about buying chocolate as “treats” for children,
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September 21, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Too many margaritas for Buffet?

Warren Buffett has had too many margaritas. His complaint that billionaires have been “coddled” tax-wise smacks of drunkenness or senility.
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September 21, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

‘RRS’ editorial board got it wrong again

The Register Star’s editorial board is almost always dead wrong in its editorials, no matter what the issue, because almost
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September 14, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Ogle County needs CASA volunteers

As the vice president of the CASA board, I would like to urge the citizens of Ogle County to consider
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September 14, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Bill Engberg Orchestra’s performance a great success

The recent free dance featuring the Bill Engberg Orchestra was a great success. Mark Rose led the band, and
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September 7, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Obamacare deprives patients of choice

Free enterprise is the best system for getting goods and services from the producer to the consumer. The incentive to
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September 7, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 2 Comments

News regarding mega dairy …

We recently learned that Traditions Investments, LLC, has sold or leased all but 650 acres of its 1,400 acres in
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September 7, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)


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