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)

CASA helps children from troubled families

In these tough financial times, a term that is used more frequently is “evidence-based practices.” What this concept means is
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September 7, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Dallas firefighters give thanks for article about fallen Dallas firefighter and his son

Editor’s note: The following letters were sent to Sports Columnist Doug Halberstadt in response to his Aug. 24-30 article, “Son
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Senior Citizen Memorial Hall Dance

We are still smiling and can’t stop talking about the wonderful time we and a couple hundred other seniors had
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Leadership blinders in push for casino

The leadership of Rockford and Winnebago County is pushing hard for a casino in Rockford. They have enlisted the support
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Critter Camp thanks the community

Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary would like to thank everyone who helped make our Second Annual Benefit Party Saturday, Aug.
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August 24, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

NIADA supports passage of Right to Repair Act

The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association supports the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act (H.R. 1449) and strongly urges
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August 24, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

President Obama lost like a transient

The recent campaign trip by President Barack Obama at taxpayers’ expense has some parallels with his way of governing and
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August 24, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Black male culture downgrades women

A Register Star letter writer Aug. 3 argued that the reason the punch line of a “daughter” joke could
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August 24, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

Task Force to Oppose Gambling in Chicago speaks out

Why is the private sector joining with a few government leaders receiving large campaign contributions from gambling companies in
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August 17, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

Vote for Lockwood Park in the Pepsi Refresh competition

I am proud to work at Lockwood Park of the Rockford Park District, and I hope everyone in the Rock
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August 17, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Support CASA as a volunteer

Every year, millions of abused and neglected children have become wards of the court. CASA-15th Judicial Circuit (serving Lee,
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August 17, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Thanks for success of Charity Golf Event!

Northern Illinois Hospice and Grief Center would like to thank the sponsors, donors and golfers who made our 24th Annual
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August 17, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Is Rockton against small business?

Gary Sands purchased 7 acres of land adjacent to the new Rockton Sports Fields (zoned agricultural) from Rock Energy CoOp.
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August 10, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

No time for recriminations in Congress

Now is not the time for recriminations against Tea Party-backed members of Congress who voted in the end for the
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August 10, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

You can help CASA help abused children

If you are near Rochelle on a clear day, there is a good chance you will see skydivers in the
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August 10, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Thanks, Doug Halberstadt, for speaking up

I applaud Doug Halberstadt for taking a stand on the inappropriate team name “Young Guns.” Some might say this is
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August 3, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 2 Comments

Remember the Democrats …

With the 2012 election cycle already under way, I want everyone to remember some key facts about the record of
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August 3, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 13 Comments

Debate on casinos may be suppressed

Chuck Sweeny really knows how to stimulate a response! When he stated in Sunday’s paper [June 26, 2011] that those
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August 3, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Sustainable practices protect farming and the environment

The article, “Transforming U.S. Agriculture” (Science, May 2011) points out, “Concerns about long-term sustainability have promoted interest in new forms
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August 3, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Thanks to Pecatonica Fire Department

Thank you to the first responders of the Pecatonica Fire Department for assisting one of our patients in a time
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July 27, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Ed Wells misses the point

Ed Wells is once again banging the drum for applying Band-Aids to the symptoms of society’s ills, rather than doing
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July 27, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Super Congress is unconstitutional

The Huffington Post recently printed an article called “Super Congress’: Debt Ceiling Negotiators Aim To Create New Legislative Body.” This
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July 27, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

Windmills are toys

For the last week, we have been in a heat wave. Our power usage is maxed out. And what are
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July 27, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Inequalities in the health care system

The following is in response to Jane Carrell’s letter to the editor in the July 6-12 issue of The Rock
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July 20, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 2 Comments

The numbers tell the story

My wife says that when a letter has too many numbers in it, readers’ eyes glaze over; I say the
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July 20, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

Lydia Urban Academy says thank you!

We wold like to say thank you to the businesses in our community for another successful year of Lydia Urban
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July 20, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Sen. Syverson should be held accountable for remarks

Recently, Senator Dave Syverson decided to post a joke on his (publicly viewable) Facebook wall. The joke, in full, reads
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July 13, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 9 Comments

Obama has no appreciation for free market system

Those who dismiss President Obama’s charisma and charm are only fooling themselves. He does have these talents, and in some
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July 13, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

Thanks for making “A Healing Journey” a success!

The Grief Center of Northern Illinois Hospice would like to extend its deepest gratitude to those who participated in, volunteered
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July 13, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Sweeny’s faulty reasoning on casinos

Chuck Sweeny’s equation that the Cubs fan is just as sick as the compulsive gambler does not add up. How
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July 13, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

Spending disaster

Obama is hinting that he needs another stimulus package because the $787 billion package designed to create jobs did not
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July 13, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Thanks for promoting Tour De North End

I would like to extend a huge “thank you” to all the participants, neighbors and friends who made the first-ever
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July 6, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Pre-trip vehicle checks for safer, gas-saving summer road trips

With millions of people hitting the road this summer, two things will be on their minds — getting to their
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July 6, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: ObamaCare is unconstitutional — keep on fighting

A little over 16 and a half months to the next presidential election, Nov. 6, 2012, and where are we?
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July 6, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

To the Editor: Pro-CAFO articles are ‘Thought Reform’ for the masses

The latest pro-CAFO articles are nothing more than Thought Reform. Titles and phrases such as “Seminar was good first step”
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July 6, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Big agriculture corporations rule the day

So what’s the problem? If you do not believe in pollution and degraded health, the mega-dairy seminar put on by
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June 29, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Tell your senators: Stop the assault on our clean water

Editor’s note: American Rivers, a conservation organization standing up for healthy rivers, is encouraging people to send this sample letter
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June 29, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

To the Editor: Illinois budget is a scam on the taxpayers

To the taxpayers of Illinois, you have been convincingly duped. Last December when Gov. Pat Quinn was pushing hard for
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June 29, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

To the Editor: Independent dairy farmers maligned

During the League of Women Voters presentation on the benefits of industrial scale agriculture, an audience member asked the speakers
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June 29, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)


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