Letters to the Editor
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Should there be a secret ballot for Congress votes?Mar 02, 2025 4:00 am - Just a thought, Don’t you think it would be a good idea for all votes by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives be by secret ballot to avoid party pressure ? Jim Du...
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Misplaced ridiculeFeb 28, 2025 2:07 pm - Bill Day’s cartoon recently published in the Daily Herald shows Trump’s desire to shut down the Department of Education. His reason for this, according to the cartoon, is...
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Consider trickle-down’s impact on social issuesFeb 28, 2025 2:07 pm - I think we have all read about trickle-down economics and how it is supposed to eventually affect all people, with wealth going from top to bottom. Not many people think ...
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Respect those who servedFeb 27, 2025 4:00 am - I am emailing you about removing Henry Hyde’s name from the Judicial Building for DuPage County. Henry Hyde was a very patriotic man who served his country with integrit...
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Withdrawal from WHO will have long-term impactFeb 27, 2025 4:00 am - Among his first acts of office, President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the 194-nation World Health Organization. This decision will likely have long-term, momentous cons...
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Just asking questionsFeb 26, 2025 4:00 am - The media and the opposition are trying to make DOGE the scapegoat. In truth, this advisory group is merely doing what the public and Congressional oversight committees h...
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Some want democracy’s endFeb 26, 2025 4:00 am - Wake up America, we are in the middle of witnessing the destruction of our democratic republic and the formation of an authoritarian administration run by a single dictat...
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What was president thinking on Blagojevich?Feb 25, 2025 4:42 pm - Throughout Rod Blagojevich’s race against my late mother, Judy Baar Topinka, for the post of Illinois governor in 2005, campaign advertisements would state, “What is she ...
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Deciding where to cutFeb 25, 2025 4:42 pm - I do believe that there is government waste. But why is President Musk cutting from USAID? Let the starving children eat cake? And what about the DOE? Shouldn’t education...
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Proposed levy hike will ensure securityFeb 24, 2025 4:00 am - I am writing to express my support for the proposed slight increase in sales tax to fund our public safety in Kane County. No one expects an emergency. Hopefully, most of...