Letters to the Editor
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Let’s reflect more and react lessAug 05, 2024 12:17 pm - The Aug. 1 Daily Herald featured a column by Jim Slusher reflecting on how vulnerable we all are to the growing misrepresentation and distortion of ideas due to the power...
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Boat-safety hypocrisyAug 05, 2024 12:05 pm - How can officials in Lake and McHenry Counties, not to mention Daily Herald editors and executives, look themselves in the mirror and not see the hypocrisy of their chara...
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Why veterans should register with VAAug 05, 2024 12:05 pm - As a veteran and volunteer editor of the Lake County Veterans Assistance Commission monthly newsletter, I was very interested in seeing Matthew Moeller’s letter about fre...
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Definitely not a plotAug 05, 2024 12:04 pm - A letter writer asked, “Was failure a flop or plot?” regarding the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Really? If it was a “deep-state plot” then the Secret Service an...
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A lie from the ‘border czar’Aug 05, 2024 12:04 pm - Immigration along with the economy and inflation continue to be major political issues in the 2024 presidential elections. Half a dozen House Democrats on Thursday, July ...
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Resume mowingAug 05, 2024 12:03 pm - Why has Buffalo Grove turned most of the water retention ponds into urban forestry? I have lived out here for over 48 years. If my neighbors grew weeds on their lawns tha...
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The potential for voter fraudAug 05, 2024 12:02 pm - Really, only U.S. citizens can vote legally in our according to our U.S. Constitution. What’s fraud: a false representation of a matter of fact, whether by words or condu...
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The worst possible presidential scoresAug 05, 2024 12:01 pm - OK, let’s go over the totals: Ethics — Zero. Used funds from his charity for his 2016 campaign. $454M New York fraud judgment. Morals — Zero. Had affairs with women while...
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Cold War vets deserve moreAug 01, 2024 11:22 am - This is in response to a letter on Cold War vets, dated July 27. I also served during that period of the Cold War and beyond. It’s nothing new that our politicians care l...
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Alarmist claims on climate need contextAug 01, 2024 11:21 am - In response to Jim Arneberg’s letter of July 27, I notice he says, “Only the uninformed, misinformed or fossil fuel sycophants ignore climate change.” Sounds like he’s ca...