Letters to the Editor
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Bill addresses climate responsibilityApr 02, 2024 1:45 am - The world faces an existential threat in the form of climate change. The bottom line is we need to reduce carbon emissions. The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act ...
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Road work mysteryMar 30, 2024 4:00 am - Are yellow bricks being located? Whatever else could be the reason for the never being completed construction on National Parkway south of Golf Road? David Boesche Hoffma...
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The truth about RoeMar 30, 2024 4:00 am - I am so tired of reading tirades and misstatements about Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court ruling, in effect, said the federal government has no constitutional right to gove...
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Decisive fearsMar 30, 2024 4:00 am - Sadly the presidential election will be decided between those that fear many of their fellow citizens against many who fear only one specific fellow citizen. Patrick Clea...
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More smiles than frowns at the ballparkMar 30, 2024 4:00 am - I was honored to have the Daily Herald publish my letter, “Enjoy the wins when you can get them” last spring. I had decided after two-thirds of a century as a Cubs fan, I...
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Library social work complicated, vitalMar 30, 2024 4:00 am - Libraries are all about accessibility. Libraries have transformed from mere buildings that house collections of books, to become repositories for everything from umbrella...
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Former president won’t fool votersMar 30, 2024 4:00 am - The sore loser of the 2020 presidential election isn’t a reader. During his term, it was necessary to reduce the daily classified briefings book to single pages of bullet...
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Price of ‘pork’Mar 28, 2024 12:34 pm - Voters were asked to vote on a referendum to increase taxes to fund state-mandated full day kindergarten in 2025. The increase would add $145 per $100,000 of your home's ...
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A frightening futureMar 28, 2024 4:00 am - Media Matters For America has published a summary of Project 2025 that every voter should read. The Project 2025 is a road map for what could be the next Trump Administra...
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It’s time to hold water utilities accountableMar 28, 2024 4:00 am - Times are tough for water customers, thanks to policies pushed by the state’s two biggest private water utilities, Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois. Here’s why t...