Letters to the Editor
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Township efforts strengthen social fabricDec 07, 2025 4:00 am - At our November Milton Township Board Meeting, I got emotional. It began when Shannon Hartnett, director of our 708 Community Mental Health Board, shared a story about an...
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War crime precedentDec 07, 2025 4:00 am - During World War 2, the German submarine U-852 sank the Greek merchant ship Peleus, after which the U-boat commander ordered the killing of the helpless survivors. At the...
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An official nicknameDec 05, 2025 4:55 pm - In reply to Robert Antenpenko’s letter to the editor on Wednesday asking if the Daily Herald is stupid or ignorant regarding the secretary of defense’s title: Yes, Donald...
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Respond to crisis in our communitiesDec 05, 2025 4:54 pm - In this time of great peril to our democracy, galling is the apathy displayed by our local governments. Even more repugnant is the manipulation of truth. At the Mount Pro...
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The uncertain cobot worldDec 02, 2025 2:57 pm - Sirens of A.I. today call web-surfing sailors to their doom. Artificial intelligence diminishes the “suspension of disbelief” as penned by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. We sur...
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Charity must be part of immigration policyDec 02, 2025 2:57 pm - Recently the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops gathered for their Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore, the Bishops issued a Special Message addressing their con...
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Property tax hikes implemented poorlyDec 01, 2025 4:00 am - Many Homeowners in Cook County recently received a 2025 Reassessment Notice in the mail, which will no doubt result in sticker shock when they receive the First Installme...
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President’s behavior embarrassing, dangerousDec 01, 2025 4:00 am - There are few things more sorrowful than the president of the United States of America calling a female reporter “Piggy” to her face, when she asked him a legitimate ques...
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More should support honor for WWII nursesDec 01, 2025 4:00 am - U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, has sponsored Senate Bill S. 2195 WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act in the 119th Congress (2025-2026). Sen. Baldwin ...
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Franklin’s predictionDec 01, 2025 4:00 am - After the Declaration of Independence was sighed Benjamin Franklin was asked, “ … What have we got-a republic or a monarchy’? Franklin relied “A republic if you can keep ...