Letters to the Editor
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On the abortion death countSep 07, 2024 4:00 am - Addressing Daily Herald writer Amy Hartsough’s submission of Sept. 2 wherein she cherry-picked some ambiguous data on the state of Arkansas and their handling of infant m...
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Mixed prioritiesSep 07, 2024 4:00 am - Why is the secretary of state spending time, money and resources to redesign the state flag rather than advancing legislation to stop mandatory driving tests for seniors?...
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DNC volunteering a great experienceSep 07, 2024 4:00 am - As a recently retired pediatrician, relocating to the Chicago area to be near grandchildren, I was thrilled to register to volunteer for the DNC 2024. I was less than thr...
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Waste decision pushes city backSep 07, 2024 4:00 am - It was a sad night recently when a majority of Elgin City Council members ignored Mayor Kaptain’s wise advice and canceled Waste Management’s contract. Waste Management i...
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Playing well in the worldSep 06, 2024 4:05 pm - I just read the “open cartoon” on the Aug. 31 Opinion page of my Daily Herald. It brought tears to my eyes. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all just “play well in th...
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Again, lesser of evils, but different this timeSep 06, 2024 4:05 pm - Following the unfortunate theory of lesser of evils, I have voted twice for Donald Trump. Jan. 6, 2021, changed everything. Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, along with his cons...
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Waste hauler decision pushes city backwardSep 06, 2024 4:04 pm - It was a sad night recently when a majority of Elgin City Council members ignored Mayor Kaptain’s wise advice and canceled Waste Management’s contract. Waste Management i...
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Harris’ judgment and her V.P. choiceSep 05, 2024 4:00 am - As president, Kamala Harris will be tasked to select 15 executive department heads to serve in her administration: Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Educatio...
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Politicians lie because we let themSep 05, 2024 4:00 am - Within months after taking office in 2017, Donald Trump said that some of his campaign promises were only to get elected and not things that he intended to do. He said th...
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Gambling addiction rules not realisticSep 04, 2024 4:00 am - I read an article, “Hard Rock Casino Rockford raises concerns for potential rise in gambling addiction.” What a joke. If Illinois legislators were concerned about gamblin...