Letters to the Editor
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It is about money, and using it on kidsOct 31, 2021 5:33 pm - It is about money, and using it on kids "It's not about the money." Those are words of District 303's new superintendent. Let's hope that's not an indication of his per...
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Act now to save Winchester HouseOct 31, 2021 5:25 pm - Thank you for your coverage of the challenges facing Winchester House and the decisions the Lake County board has to make. I am disappointed there was no mention of the ...
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Maybe parents should sacrifice?Oct 31, 2021 5:23 pm - I have been a Daily Herald subscriber for over 20 years, and sometimes I think your choice for front page news is not worth front page news, but Aug. 7 takes the cake. I...
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Return to simple method of taxationOct 31, 2021 5:25 pm - The first income tax law was enacted in 1862 to support the Civil War. Taxes were collected at various rates, according to a person's income. The system was very simple....
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Newspaper part of 'fugitive' problemOct 31, 2021 5:22 pm - Regarding the front page article Sunday about Elvira Arellano. I feel compelled to complain about your effort to idolize and victimize a person I consider to be an examp...
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Maybe Janet Reno could oust fugitiveOct 31, 2021 5:17 pm - Where's Janet Reno when you need her? Here we've got an illegal alien, Elvira Arellan, holed up in a church in Chicago, and no one seems to know how to extract her and d...
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Universal health care can workOct 31, 2021 5:16 pm - I would like to respond to a letter written recently by Carl Palash to the Fence Post, in which he writes about his distrust of a universal health care system in this co...
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Silly headline, even sillier argumentsOct 31, 2021 5:14 pm - The Aug. 11 Associated Press article titled "Are Monster Trucks Unsafe?" was the most silly thing that I read in your paper that day. The real issue is not whether the t...
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Forest preserve not right for OlympicsOct 31, 2021 5:14 pm - I am deeply concerned about the proposal to have the 2016 Summer Olympics' equestrian events in the Lakewood Preserve in Lake County. Forest preserves were charted to "p...
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Give women's sports air timeOct 31, 2021 5:14 pm - A few weeks ago, the Big Ten Network announced its commitment to athletic event equality. The announcement should have made headlines, but instead received little to no ...