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Across the country, more than 1 in 100 adults are locked up in jails or prisons.

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Whatever 2009 holds for the nation's economy - and early indications are not encouraging - President-elect Barack Obama appears committed to confronting them forcefully and aggressively. And that is encouraging.

Full Story published 1/7/2009 12:01 AM

Letters to the Editor

Corrupt politicians come as no surprise

Why would anyone be surprised or upset that Gov. Blagoofy would sell something of value? He knew when a Senator goes to Washington they come back as millionaires.

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Chamber should be protecting citizens

Shame on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. As a growing number of Americans lose their jobs and worry about the growing threat of terrorism, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has just taken a shameful step to try and make things worse.

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Raising gas tax another bad idea

I recently heard on the radio that the federal government is considering raising the federal tax on gasoline because they are taking in less revenue since the price has gone down and the government cannot effort to do the capital replacements that need to be done based on the lower tax revenue.

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Volunteers spark the Christmas spirit

As VNA of Fox Valley's volunteer coordinator, I see the generosity of people every day. I was humbled by the extent of that generosity, and I would like to take a moment to share a story of giving that came from so many very special people in the Fox Valley region.

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Hastert should reimburse voters

At a time when our country, county, communities and residents are in need of every penny available to cover basic financial operating, maintenance and household expenses, it's most disheartening to read about avoidable costs created by an elected official pushing Kane County into a "Red Zone."

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Too late to stop ethnic cleansing?

In one of the statements I made to the Aurora City Council during the hearings over the building of a Planned Parenthood Center in Aurora, I charged the members with ethnic cleansing.

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Do we really need two senators?

The only reason Gov. Blagojevich filled the senate vacancy was no more than an attempt to improve his approval rating, and it seems to have worked, at least with Bobby Rush.

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Booster club supports Option 1

The Naperville Central Athletic Booster Club has reviewed options to address the upcoming loss of athletic fields at Naperville Central due to the expiration of the lease with the Naperville Cemetery next year.

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Take 'For Sale' sign off government

Big campaign contributions and fundraising - pay to play - are swirling around the Blagojevich scandal just like in the related Tony Rezko scandal, the George Ryan scandal and countless other scandals at all levels of government.

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How much did Burris pay?

How much did Roland Burris pay for the U.S. Senate seat? He is now ethically bankrupt. He paid too much.

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When is Harry Reid moving to Illinois?

I will welcome Nevada Senator Harry Reid's advice/opinion on our open U.S. Senate seat ... when he becomes a registered voter in the State of Illinois. In reference to Jan. 4 article, "Reid called governor on Obama seat."

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