The following letter to the editor was published in a March 23, 2011, edition of The State Journal-Register.
"I am writing to bring to light yet another despicable act by the state of Illinois.
My husband, a 35-year-old student at the University of Illinois  Springfield, received an e-mail Thursday relaying information that the  state has significantly moved up its application date for Illinois MAP  grants. Any application received on or after Monday, March 21, would not  be considered.  I have a couple of problems with this."
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