Letters to the Editor
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The ridiculous election promisesMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - This time of year with midterm elections in the offing, I guess the campaign promises are the most enjoyable. One candidate wants minimum wage to be $25 an hour. Sounds g...
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Proven leadership, trusted resultsMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - I am proud to support Leslie Juby for re election to the Kane County Board. My endorsement comes from several years of watching her work up-close as a Kane County Board M...
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Candidates have too much support for IsraelMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - You must vote against Brad Schneider in the 10th Congressional District and Laura Fine in the 9th District. These people are the choice of AIPAC. This means that AIPAC be...
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Minimum wage and lived realityMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - In 1973, at age 18, I worked two jobs and paid my way through college. It wasn’t easy, but it was possible. Tuition, rent and basic living costs were low enough that hard...
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Get informed and voteMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - The apathy is pathetic. Four out of the past 10 Illinois primaries (in presidential election years, which tend to draw more voters) saw turnout less than 30% of registere...
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Venezuela and Trump’s hunger for peace prizeMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - Venezuela has a legitimately elected president named Machado who, unfortunately for her it seems, won the Nobel Peace Prize last year. This seemed to have caused Trump gr...
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Columnist misstates Social Security impactMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - Veronique de Rugy is after Social Security again. Her opinion pieces for the Daily Herald share a common thread: “entitlements” are responsible for slowing economic growt...
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Congress candidate has delivered in countyMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - Kevin Morrison is the best candidate for Illinois’ 8th Congressional District. Since being elected Cook County Commissioner to the 15th District in 2018, Morrison has del...
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Candidate has done the hard workMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - This week I received a mailing from a candidate for the House District 52 Democratic primary using a strong vulgarity. My first reaction was shock and then anger. With th...
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Changes needed to make elections fairMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - With the midterm election scheduled for this November, I think of how different they could be if some changes where made to the system. It seems to me that too often we d...