Letters
February 22, 2012 - 4:23 p.m.
So there are nine ILGOP county chairmen in the new 16th Congressional District that have endorsed the re-election of newbie Adam Kinzinger and want to just throw away an adult, very highly thought of and truly conservative Don Manzullo. Now that takes a lot of chutzpah.
February 22, 2012 - 4:23 p.m.
“By Thy Rivers Gently Flowing, Illinois, Illinois.”
February 20, 2012 - 3:50 p.m.
It used to be considered an honor to have a bit of your community named for you — a street, a little park, a building. Why is it that now people are offended by it? Having a creek named after them. According to Webster, “Negro” is a perfectly good word. How sad that we look for the negatives in life.
February 20, 2012 - 3:49 p.m.
Red Flag No. 3. Raise more revenue.
February 20, 2012 - 3:49 p.m.
We have significant infrastructure problems with our sanitary and storm sewers, streets, curbs, gutters and sidewalks. These concerns will prove to be a significant expense. The concern I have is how will any of it be paid for?
February 13, 2012 - 3:29 p.m.
I’ve lived in DePue almost all of my life before proudly serving in the military, then moving back to DePue. I’ve had the opportunity to read the articles about Negro Creek and have made my assessment of everyone’s thoughts. I’ve come to the conclusion there are more racists in our communities than I ever thought, regardless of what they may think.
February 13, 2012 - 3:29 p.m.
I am writing to alert readers of a special, international effort that’s happening on Leap Day. Millions of people around the globe will observe World Rare Disease Day on Feb. 29 to focus attention on rare diseases as a public health issue.
February 8, 2012 - 5:40 p.m.
The purpose of this letter is to bring to the attention of Bureau County citizens a method of investigation used by a Bureau County Sheriff’s Deputy to investigate a possible criminal felony act.
February 6, 2012 - 5:32 p.m.
Home rule gives cities and villages wide and flexible powers in a number of ways, ranging from intergovernmental agreements to rental inspection regulations. Home rule, however, is most commonly used to generate revenue through its broad taxing powers. The primary focus of this letter is on the taxing powers available with home rule. A home rule municipality can constitutionally tax anything that is not income, occupations or earnings. With few exceptions, governing bodies of home rule units do not need to ask voters’ approval when instituting a tax.
February 3, 2012 - 5:33 p.m.
On behalf of Princeton Residents for Self-Reliance, I am inviting you to attend an important town hall meeting. At this meeting, we will be sharing with you some of the financial issues facing our community and the potential options for solving them. As we move forward this year, Princeton will need to define the type of community we want to be and make some important decisions on the types and quality of services we want to provide our citizens. It is vitally important our residents understand the choices and actively participate in shaping our future.
February 1, 2012 - 5:21 p.m.
If you have ever questioned whether or not our media is biased or using its power to inform us only with the information that they think we should know, think no more. They have done it again!
February 1, 2012 - 5:16 p.m.
Terri Simon’s editorial article in the Bureau County Republican newspaper on Jan. 29 quotes Monsignor Stanley Deptula saying, “ if some sacred articles were left behind, it was a complete oversight.”
February 1, 2012 - 5:16 p.m.
I have been following letters of concerned people not in favor of changing the name of “the creek” that also runs through Cherry.
January 30, 2012 - 5:20 p.m.
Negro Creek has nothing to do with DePue; it is in Marquette.
January 25, 2012 - 5:05 p.m.
When the country is going to hell, you would think that religion would be the stable force underpinning society. However, religious institutions are abandoning their own religious concepts that govern church laws and even their obligations to the people of the community.
