To the Editor: Garbage dumping problem continues

I wrote to you about one month ago about the dumping in our alley, and you printed the letter April
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May 25, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Protect clean water from factory farms

Please support the Clean Water Funding Fairness Bill and take action today! Please contact your state representative and state senator immediately
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May 25, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Progress on MS can’t wait. Move it…. and move us closer to a world free of MS

Every hour, someone is diagnosed with MS, a chronic disease of the central nervous system for which there is no
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May 25, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Thanks to organizers of southwest side Community Fair

Recently, I attended the Levson Square Community Fair, sponsored by the Rock River Development Corporation. I want to thank the
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May 18, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: New bill would authorize treatment for juvenile offenders

Should children who commit low-level offenses be incarcerated, or is there a more productive use of scarce state resources? This
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May 18, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

To the Editor: Dave Weld and the Imperial Flames thank RAMI Committee

Dave Weld and the Imperial Flames won a RAMI Award (Rockford Area Music Industry) under the category BEST BLUES BAND! Dave
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May 18, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Lisa Madigan came through for H.O.M.E.S.

Lisa Madigan, the Illinois attorney general, sent me, on April 20, one of her monthly updates… so I sent her
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May 11, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: What does League of Women Voters have to do with mega-dairy?

The League of Women Voters prides itself on being a fair, nonpartisan group. So exactly why IS the Jo Daviess
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May 11, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Red Shoe Run sends heartfelt thanks

The Red Shoe Run for Donor Awareness Committee sends out a heartfelt thanks to the community for supporting the eighth
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May 4, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Elected school board is better than appointed

Our local schools may not be perfect, but I like having input as to how they are run. Rockford Public
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May 4, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 4 Comments

To the Editor: An open letter to the Board of Education

Now that Mrs. [LaVonne] Sheffield is gone, along with most of her devoted followers on the board, we have to
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May 4, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 3 Comments

To the Editor: District 205: Don’t Forget to Vet

Editor’s note: Carolyn Kelley is a retired teacher from the Rockford School District. The following poem expresses her thoughts about
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April 27, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

To the Editor: Liquor law is good for freedom

Rockford’s new Sunday liquor ordinance is a victory for freedom.Personally speaking, I don’t drink for religious reasons. Regardless, I still
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April 27, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Turkey picture, tree planting, and fun in the North Timber

I met Brad when I sold him an old truck in 2008, and the rest is history. Brad hunts one
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April 27, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Words for thought

Many of our politicians, once they get into position, they change their disposition. All the constituents can suffer the consequences
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April 20, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 5 Comments

To the Editor: People dumping trash in east-side neighborhood

For three years, I have tried to get the dumping stopped in our alley. Last year, Cindy Smith from Community Services
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April 20, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Montessori’s Green Fair Committee says thanks

On behalf of the Green Fair Committee at Maria Montessori School, I want to thank all the generous businesses that
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April 20, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Barbara Olson Center of Hope gives thank

The Barbara Olson Center of Hope thanks everyone who attended our 9th Inspired to Paint Art Show and Silent Auction
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April 20, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: A Second term?

President Obama has announced he will be seeking a second term because he needs four more years to complete his
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April 20, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

To the Editor: Put Dr. Sheffield on administrative leave

While the departure of Mrs. Sheffield is, in my opinion, a good thing, there is still time for her to
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April 13, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

To the Editor: No respect for retired teachers from District 205

I am a District 205 graduate and retired teacher. This year, several of my friends have decided to retire after 30-plus
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April 13, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 8 Comments

To the Editor: Obama has hit a new low in despicable behavior

I see President Obama has shown his true character again. In his headlong drive to run this country into bankruptcy,
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April 13, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

To the Editor: Divas’ Fashion Show was a great success!

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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April 13, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Calling on the mayor to bring back O’Brien

Honorable Larry J. Morrissey: Please arrange for a special meeting of the Greater Rockford Airport Commissioners and former Executive Director Bob
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April 6, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 3 Comments

To the Editor: Obama’s energy program great for Brazil

Good news to all you folks who thought Obama had no energy program, other than his pie-in-the-sky windmills and solar
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April 6, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: llinois jobs being lost because of tax hike

The increase in the Illinois personal income tax and corporate tax is having a negative impact on every individual, family
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April 6, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Boone County Habitat marks Earth Day with reminder to donate vehicles

Earth Day is April 22 Boone County Habitat for Humanity is urging everyone to celebrate Earth Day by donating vehicles
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April 6, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Thanks to Phil Roehrig for education

I would like to make the Jewish community of Rockford aware of the efforts of one man, Phil Roehrig, who
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April 6, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Rockford needs our Post Office —don’t send it to Carol Stream

Here we go again with the Post Office and their consolidations and feasibility studies. But now it is outsourcing mail
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Revised opinion on Morrissey and Sheffield

Re: “Mayor Morrissey serves the Kool-Aid” by David Stocker, I am a former Rockford resident who never had much of
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

To the Editor: Current school system does not meet students’ needs

I am a candidate for the Rockford School Board Sub-District G. I am running for School Board because I am
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Vote for John LaMendola

John LaMendola is a candidate for commissioner on the South Beloit city council. I have known John for 12 years.
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Vote for Jim Tegtmeyer for Mayor of Oregon, Ill.

I write this letter in support of Jim Tegtmeyer for mayor of Oregon. As most of you know, Terrace View Boulevard
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Belvidere/Boone County Food Pantry requests donations

Dear Area Businesses: April 9, 2011, the Belvidere/Boone County Food Pantry will hold its yearly fund-raiser, which includes a live auction
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Help clean up when you’re out walking

This is a good time to search for trash and litter in our parks and along our streets and roads.
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Working American middle class are sold down river

Whatever happened to the phrase “United We Stand, Divided We Fall”? Also, liberty and justice for all—along with government by
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March 23, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 2 Comments

To the Editor: State budget cuts will force many people with disabilities to live in institutions

I am writing on behalf of 11,500 Illinois citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who are languishing on waiting
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March 23, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Criminals say, ‘Thank you, Lisa Madigan!’

You may remember me from a letter I wrote last December, asking all you good folks to vote for absolute
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March 23, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

To the Editor: Releasing FOID owners’ names imperils citizens’ safety

Recently, my office has received calls and e-mails from my constituents who are concerned about two recent issues related to
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March 23, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

To the Editor: Preserve capitalism

Since the November election, our liberal leaders have chosen to ignore the will of the voters. Although they say differently,
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March 23, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Hats off to Harlem School District!

Feb. 22 was an evening to remember at Harlem High School. It was their Harlem Music Boosters program. When we arrived,
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March 16, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Company outsourcing does not promote ‘buy local’

Goodbye to the Rockford Register Star. I try to buy local, and if a company outsources, it is no longer
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March 16, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 2 Comments

State reducing funding for conservation

Hello, Everyone, I am sending you this and asking for your support in providing adequate funding to Soil and Water Conservation
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March 16, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Sweeny cheers Wisconsin runaways

In Chuck Sweeny’s column of Feb. 20, in the Rockford Register Star, he cheers the Wisconsin Democrat legislators who, acting
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March 16, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 7 Comments

Kucinich has a bill to address the budget

Feb. 13, Speaker John Boehner addressed a letter to President Obama, “[T]o support the creation of private-sector jobs, immediate action
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March 16, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 2 Comments

District 205 communications chief shares protocol regarding media being allowed on school grounds

Some news organizations have taken issue with protocol requiring approval to enter a school. Approval is required for a variety
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March 9, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Sheffield’s vitriol vs. Hammatt’s restraint

I watched the Feb. 22nd Board of Education meeting and was amazed at Dr. Sheffield’s comments. At the beginning of
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March 9, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | 1 Comment

Remembering Frank Ware—a champion for mental health issues

The city of Rockford, our great nation, and the entire world has just suffered the tremendous loss of yet another
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March 9, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Response to Mr. George L. Schrum: Entitlements and deficits

Mr. Schrum: Don’t you want the best doctor in the world to be there when you need him? If you do,
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March 9, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)

Support Tegtmeyer for Mayor of Oregon

I am proud to say I was raised in Oregon. I lived in Oregon for 31 years. I have family
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March 9, 2011 | Also published in Letters to the Editor | Comments (0)


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