Letters to the Editor
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Past statements matter for all leadersAug 17, 2026 12:20 pm - I just read Byron York’s Aug. 13 column, “You can’t erase woke.” York argues that some Democratic politicians are not only running for office but also running away from s...
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More MAHA madnessAug 17, 2026 12:19 pm - In its ongoing effort to Make America Healthy Again, the Trump administration intends to end a subsidy program that helped hold down premiums for Medicare drug plans. The...
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Don’t vote for ‘tax and spend’Aug 17, 2026 12:18 pm - Taxation without representation is what started this country over 250 years ago. It seems to me we’re right back where we started. Gov. Pritzker says he speaks for the pe...
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We can’t become numb to ‘burning’ worldAug 13, 2026 10:37 am - The world is running out of superlatives — and that is a very bad thing indeed. Recent online headlines tell the story. “Unprecedented” (Seattle Times) wildfires burning ...
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An encounter with the poorly educatedAug 13, 2026 10:36 am - Recently, I returned to Ohio for my 50 year high school reunion, which was a wonderful affair. While visiting my hometown, now referred to by one of my cousins once as “T...
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An encounter with the poorly educatedAug 13, 2026 4:00 am - Recently, I returned to Ohio for my 50 year high school reunion, which was a wonderful affair. While visiting my hometown, now referred to by one of my cousins once as “T...
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We can’t become numb to ‘burning’ worldAug 13, 2026 4:00 am - The world is running out of superlatives — and that is a very bad thing indeed. Recent online headlines tell the story. “Unprecedented” (Seattle Times) wildfires burning ...
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Blame Fauci, not TrumpAug 11, 2026 2:36 pm - It’s really rich to blame Trump for the COVID fiasco as a letter writer did Monday. Trump’s biggest failure was to listen to Fauci. I believe he would have fired Fauci wh...
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Issue with ICE is transparencyAug 11, 2026 2:20 pm - The media likes to extol every mistake by ICE enforcement. Admittedly, some have had very bad consequences, but ICE agents do have a very difficult job which is made even...
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We need enforcement, not more lawsAug 11, 2026 2:20 pm - Senator Craig Wilcox has said he's preparing new legislation to address boating safety in response to the recent death on the Fox River. Such legislation is unwarranted a...