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... 21 minutes ago

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    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.

    18 minutes ago

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    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.

    18 minutes ago

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    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.

    23 minutes ago

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    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.

    23 minutes ago

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    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.

    23 minutes ago

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    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.

    23 minutes ago

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    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.

    23 minutes ago

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    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.

    22 hours ago

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    Subject to authority

    Every person must be subject to the power of leadership and authority, regardless, religious or secular. In the case of Catholics, if we do not believe and do as we were taught by the good sisters, we are not Catholic. For there is no power but the power of God: The powers our leaders have are ordained...

    22 hours ago

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    Pass bill for TIF transparency

    We have long been critical of the lack of transparency over the expenditures and economic development results of tax increment financing districts here in Illinois. Although there have been efforts in the past to strengthen the reporting requirements and use of funds, more has been needed.

    22 hours ago

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