Letters to the Editor
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RFK Jr.’s qualifications are suspectJan 13, 2025 9:42 am - There is not any easy answer for deciding if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is qualified to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. However, I think if we use...
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A thank you to President CarterJan 12, 2025 4:00 am - I watched the state funeral for President Carter and was reminded of what a decent man he was and how consequential his presidency was for the country. President Carter m...
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There are alternatives to sitting in trafficJan 12, 2025 4:00 am - As reported in the Daily Herald stories, driving to downtown Chicago at an average speed at 14 mph is about the same speed as pedaling your bike around the ‘burbs — or ha...
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Wrong choice for medalJan 11, 2025 12:42 pm - I am appalled at the thought of George Soros getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This man single-handedly created more havoc on our country than any other in recen...
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Death with dignityJan 11, 2025 12:41 pm - I was present this past summer, as caregiver, to my 80-year-old brother-in-law. He had just learned that he had Stage 4 glioblastoma, situated just behind the optic nerve...
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What’s in a name? Maybe a lot of your moneyJan 09, 2025 4:00 am - I recently had a problem with a kitchen sink backup. I called a well-known company who came out and tried to rod out the system unsuccessfully and charged over $600 for a...
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The distraction of retiring Rose’s jerseyJan 09, 2025 4:00 am - Retiring Derrick Rose’s No. 1 jersey is a disgrace and obviously a ploy to distract from another year of ineptitude. Let’s take a look at Rose’s basketball career. An ama...
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Two end-of-life thoughtsJan 08, 2025 11:06 am - Regarding Nick Giovanni’s letter regarding the Illinois end-of-life-bill, I have two things to say. One is that only God should be allowed to decide when it’s time for a ...
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It’s 2025 and a good time for each of us to ‘morph’Jan 08, 2025 11:05 am - ALLZ GR 8 Recently I saw a license plate that carried this message. In today’s world, most would agree that it’s not. I’d like to think that we always give more than we e...
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Honor the principle of religious freedomJan 08, 2025 4:00 am - Thank you so much for the excellent history lesson articulated by Javeed Akhter regarding the founding fathers’ views on religious freedom. I would like to add that, cont...