Opinion
Swansea pays for cutting fire chief's job
Swansea settled the age discrimination case with its fire chief, so why isn't that cause for celebration?
Opinion
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EDITORIALS
Miles to go in Springfield before session ends
"Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines." No, we're not practicing for the Indy 500 today, but rather the race to finish the Illinois legislative session by Thursday.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Thankful for the food
The Fairview Heights Area Food Pantry was once again a grateful recipient of food from the annual Postal Food Drive on May 12. An estimated 2,000 items were received from the drive. Items were counted, shelved and crated by volunteers from the pantry and high school students from Belleville East.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Can't believe the racism
I have lived in the Belleville area for three years. I am a classic California boy with dyed-in-the-wool liberal values.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Never turn your back on a dog that bites
The article concerning mail carriers bitten by dogs (30 dog attacks in Chicago last year) brought back memories of being a meter reader for Union Electric.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Obama's no Abe Lincoln
Once upon a time, there was a man from Chicago, birthplace unknown, who ran for president, aspiring to be a new Abraham Lincoln, the Great Unifier.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Be grateful to our veterans
Monday will be Memorial Day as we all pause to remember loved ones who have passed on to their reward.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
All veterans honored
To the person who called into the Sound-off about the Smithton Memorial gun. Apparently he didn't read the small print; this is a memorial to honor all veterans. The newly constructed monument in front of the gun honor all branches of service from all wars.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Unit 10 picked an inconvenient time, place
The Collinsville Unit 10 School Board held a special meeting on May 1 at 3 p.m. in the administration building. It was not held in the annex building, where all meetings have been held for the last several years.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
No butter without guns
I agree that spending billions of dollars and losing lives in countries that despise our way of life, faith and culture, should be dispensed with.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Show us the jobs, Jason Plummer
I am already tired of all these election ads of one Jason Plummer and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (a fraternal organization). I am also sure that there are a lot of Democratic business people who do not support the Chamber's position.



