Letters to the Editor
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Pragmatism on shutdown was not weaknessNov 18, 2025 4:00 am - Democrats are wringing their hands over the deal struck to reopen the government. They have, once again, confused pragmatism for weakness. Before passing judgment on the ...
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Local problems start in SpringfieldNov 17, 2025 4:00 am - For years, residents across Illinois have voiced understandable frustration about rising municipal taxes. But the truth is, much of what drives those local costs doesn’t ...
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Just in time …Nov 17, 2025 4:00 am - We should thank President Donald Trump for his immigration policy that has removed all those immigrant workers that were taking American jobs. This was just in time, sinc...
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Welcoming ordinances are permittedNov 17, 2025 4:00 am - As reported recently, the Palatine Village Council heard from community members, including myself, in regards to the enactment of a proposed welcoming village ordinance. ...
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Enjoy it while you canNov 17, 2025 4:00 am - Usually in October and early November a hard rainfall or winds blow the turning leaves off the trees. Although we need the rain, the Big Guy in Charge has given us the op...
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A reality check on immigration policyNov 17, 2025 4:00 am - In the satirical 2004 film A Day Without a Mexican, all Latinos in California suddenly disappear. This upends personal relationships, cultural life and the economy. But a...
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We must learn to live within our meansNov 17, 2025 4:00 am - Well, the Democrats are at the ATM (the taxpayers) again and are raising the tolls 45 cents per toll on top of existing tolls and tying future toll increases to inflation...
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Democracy upended by gerrymanderingNov 17, 2025 4:00 am - My son and his family live in central Illinois. Politically, the residents there are apparently unlike many living in northeast Illinois. It seems to be a more mixed pict...
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Let’s be civil, create path to citizenshipNov 17, 2025 4:00 am - The majority of Americans disapprove of the current immigration deportations in a Quinnipiac Poll released June 26, 2025. A number of 64% of those polled believe undocume...
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Actions of a dictatorNov 17, 2025 4:00 am - Wondering if anyone else has received a notice of how much their income taxes are going to go down with all the savings being created by President Trump? Oh wait, we had ...