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Opinion Stories from May 12, 2025 (Change date)

Open letter to speaker

Letter to the Editor
May 12, 2025 2:19 pm - Dear Mr. Johnson: Although this letter will not get to your desk, I hope that it is read by someone who can share my concerns with you. I’m worried that our federal gover...
Military parade idea presents scary picture

Letter to the Editor
May 12, 2025 2:19 pm - When I was in college, I took a class in newspaper journalism. We were told that editors routinely hide controversial stories “inside, next to the crease and below the fo...
The oath is clear

Letter to the Editor
May 12, 2025 2:19 pm - I have two great-grandfathers that served in WWI. My paternal grandfather drove guide boats for landing waves in places like Okinawa, Iwo Jima and Tinian. My father was a...
Don’t blame DOGE

Letter to the Editor
May 12, 2025 2:19 pm - The story published in May 10 Herald said that U.S. spending increased by $168 billion from the same period last year. Then, blaming the Trump DOGE effort has done little...
The important change in local elections

Letter to the Editor
May 12, 2025 2:18 pm - The Daily Herald’s March 29, article and April 2 editorial bemoaning “partisan creep” in local elections missed the real story. What’s happening in many communities is th...
Editorial misstates paper’s ‘independence’

Letter to the Editor
May 12, 2025 2:18 pm - The Daily Herald’s editorial opinion for May 2 is so sad it is almost funny. Frequently I’ve seen letters stating that the Herald was more left or more right and you try ...
Governor should focus on Illinois problems

Letter to the Editor
May 12, 2025 2:17 pm - Gov. Big Bucks chastised Secretary Noem for talking about illegal immigrants and sanctuary in the heart of a state that goes out of its way to protect and harbor illegal ...
New options needed for e-bike routes

Letter to the Editor
May 12, 2025 2:17 pm - Thousands of existing bike trails have been economically created by sharing the utility rights of way that normally follow river paths and electrical utility poles. Howev...
Cuts endanger help for older Americans

Letter to the Editor
May 12, 2025 2:16 pm - This July marks the 60th anniversary of the Older Americans Act (OAA). The OAA is the primary way the federal government delivers social and nutritional services to older...
Springfield wants to raise your rent

Letter to the Editor
May 12, 2025 2:16 pm - In order to compensate for the lost revenue collected from processing applications, Illinois rental housing providers will now have to increase rents. HB3564, introduced ...

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