Letters to the Editor
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The gift of belonging at ChristmastimeDec 22, 2025 9:36 am - The sights and sounds of Christmas wake our senses. You can see Christmas. You can hear Christmas. But, most of all, you can actually feel it. As the day gets closer, we ...
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Increased demand pressures food pantryDec 22, 2025 9:36 am - The Township of Schaumburg operates a robust client-choice food pantry for our neighbors facing hunger and we need your support this winter. Each year, the township’s foo...
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Why reliable tax systems matterDec 22, 2025 9:35 am - Cook County taxpayers expect that when they pay property taxes, those dollars move through a reliable system that supports schools, municipalities, libraries, parks and o...
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A Christmas tradition with Italian rootsDec 22, 2025 9:34 am - If any readers are turning 60 years old this year, they share an anniversary with an amazing piece of American pop culture: “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” first broadcast o...
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Why health care is not a rightDec 21, 2025 4:00 am - Ethically, a right is something that can be guaranteed without requiring another person to provide ongoing labor or expertise against their will. This distinction is cruc...
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Hopes for the new yearDec 21, 2025 4:00 am - Since no one asked my hopes for the new year, I'd like to offer the following: a ceasefire between warring factions in our own country, a permanent ban on assault weapons...
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Drug plague must stopDec 19, 2025 8:26 am - The tragedy of the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife possibly at the hands of their son, is a reflection of U.S. citizenry overall. Reiner’s son was addicted to drugs. St...
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State has done right thing with aid in dyingDec 19, 2025 8:26 am - I want to thank Gov. Pritzker for signing into law the Medical Aid in Dying Bill (also known as Deb’s Law”) as well as all the legislators who worked diligently to get it...
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Fiscal mismanagementDec 18, 2025 10:57 am - Reading the article “Economic Pain” from the Dec. 2 issue of The Daily Herald, it seems that the wonderful Illinois economy is only wonderful because it's bolstered by th...
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Video gaming not right for Arlington HeightsDec 18, 2025 10:55 am - On Dec. 8, the Arlington Heights Village Board exhibited significant openness to permitting video gaming in our bars and restaurants. I want to urge village leaders and n...