Letters to the Editor
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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...
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It’s 2025 and a good time for each of us to ‘morph’Jan 08, 2025 4:00 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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Two end-of-life thoughtsJan 08, 2025 4:00 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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Flag clarificationJan 07, 2025 2:18 pm - Regarding the flags that will fly at half-staff for 30 days for former President Jimmy Carter, Meg Kinnard of The Associated Press (published in the Daily Herald Jan. 4) ...
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Terrorist’s messageJan 07, 2025 2:17 pm - Regarding your editorial “Staying positive, determined”: In the aftermath of the terrorism on New Year’s Day, what you and others in the media have ignored, seemingly int...
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Question on freedomsJan 07, 2025 2:17 pm - The Foundation of our democracy is built on these three freedoms: freedom of religion, freedom of the press and a free and equal public education for all. Which one of th...
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In time, Biden’s term will be honoredJan 06, 2025 4:00 am - Regarding Jeff Robbins’ column on Joe Biden, I agree unequivocally that to properly vet and evaluate a POTUS, time must pass for a president to be objectively critiqued. ...
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The ‘slippery slope’ of end-of-life billJan 06, 2025 4:00 am - Two recent letters have asked people to support the state’s passing of an assisted suicide law. Please do not support this. For starters, people aren’t dogs that should b...
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Economic woesJan 06, 2025 4:00 am - What I remember about the Jimmy Carter years is mortgage rates hovering around 17% and 18%. I drove to seven or eight banks one day and submitted my name for a federally ...