Letters to the Editor
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Adolescents need guidance on media literacyJul 02, 2025 4:00 am - It is no surprise that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids are happening in Chicago, but many believe that this is not happening in the suburbs. There is...
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Stop illegal fireworksJul 02, 2025 4:00 am - To all our political leaders, from Gov. Pritzker on down to our local leaders. All of you politicians are not bashful to raise our taxes and fees. It’s time you put your ...
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Children seeking asylum trapped in legal limboJul 01, 2025 4:00 am - It’s hard to imagine the gravity of threats to a child that would force parents to send one off alone to seek protection in another country, but that’s what happens thous...
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Be realistic on transitJul 01, 2025 4:00 am - Lately I’ve had the privilege of riding Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest train from Des Plaines to the Ogilvie center in Chicago and back. “So how’s ridership?” I asked a ...
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Act now to influence Senate on budgetJun 30, 2025 4:00 am - 16,600 additional, preventable deaths could happen each year because of the Republican House budget proposal, according to an analysis by researchers in the Annals of Int...
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Investments in Israel Bonds unacceptableJun 30, 2025 4:00 am - Over the past year and a half, Israel’s assault on Gaza has devastated the Palestinian population. Tens of thousands have been officially reported killed and starved, an ...
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Drone surveillance violates privacyJun 30, 2025 4:00 am - I am writing today to express my concerns with drones being used as surveillance in Westmont. I live at 5905 Fairview Avenue and have a drone fly over my back yard from e...
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1973 act gives president authority he needsJun 30, 2025 4:00 am - I read the editorial in today’s Daily Herald, regarding the role of Congress regarding their constitutional duty on declaring war. The editorial essentially echoed the co...
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Media complacency enabled MadiganJun 30, 2025 4:00 am - I recently read an editorial in the Herald regarding the decades long corruption of Mike Madigan. I was good with one notable exception. There was no discussion of the me...
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On this July 4th, remember TaiwanJun 30, 2025 4:00 am - We Americans have forgotten that the Declaration of Independence was not merely a document for the colonies — it was a document for the world. It was a declaration of hum...