Letters to the Editor
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Politics over citizensOct 17, 2024 4:00 am - Recently Congress passed a bill called “violence against women” This bill was brought to the floor by a Republican. This bill would allow deporting convicted illegal crim...
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Signs of democracyOct 17, 2024 4:00 am - Six Harris-Walz yard signs were stolen from a North Side Lombard neighborhood over a recent weekend. If the MAGA crowd thinks they can intimidate voters, they are as delu...
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Scary shades of the 1930sOct 17, 2024 4:00 am - Via lies, exaggerations and outright deceit, Donald Trump has become a master at exploiting the darker nature of his political audience — becoming adept at igniting what ...
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Parenting vs. gunsOct 17, 2024 4:00 am - Is there no common sense anymore? Criminals, by definition, won’t abide by laws. The current gun laws already require background checks, licensing and proper storage of w...
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Strength and peaceOct 15, 2024 6:10 pm - In response to Mr. Buechel’s LTE of Oct. 8, I agree there is a great deal of unrest in the world, but that has absolutely nothing to do with the current or prior presiden...
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Understanding tariffsOct 15, 2024 6:09 pm - It seems that our schools must not be teaching Economics 101 anymore. Certainly, based on the amount of ignorance being demonstrated about Trump’s tariff proposals. Let’s...
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Giant gourd’s fate?Oct 15, 2024 3:49 pm - I enjoyed the article and pictures of the Wheaton gourd growing champ but am left wondering: after all this expenditure of time, expertise and water, what happens to gour...
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Stand by our friend IsraelOct 15, 2024 3:49 pm - Congratulations to Israel for showing the evil that surrounds her what a democracy can do against evil. Despite overwhelming odds, the Israelis are fighting for their rig...
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City needs downtown parkOct 15, 2024 3:48 pm - Des Plaines needs a new downtown park between Lee Street and Graceland Avenue along Prairie Avenue. It’s been a parking lot for years. We don’t need another high-rise at ...
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A proven productOct 14, 2024 4:00 am - The Herald/s endorsement of POTUS is in lockstep with Illinois Democratic leanings. I agree that D.J. Trump was condemned starting from 2016 by political lies — eg. Russ...