Letters to the Editor
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Letter: A death deterrentMay 01, 2023 1:00 am - A letter was recently published that had very interesting statistics and analysis pertaining to people, guns and mass shootings. One important statistic was left out. Gu...
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Letter: On integrity in reportingMay 01, 2023 1:00 am - A recent letter assault on the integrity of Daily Herald reporting began by questioning the integrity of the "high-minded" Managing Editor for Opinion, ("Newspaper's 'in...
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Letter: Consider effect of zoning change on nearby residentsMay 01, 2023 1:00 am - I am writing to provide an update to your article published March 3, "Annexation and zoning request for 316 acres near Hampshire put on hold." The village of Hampshire i...
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Letter: Too many gun advocatesMay 01, 2023 1:00 am - Too many people are in the pocket of the NRA. Too many people do not care about the lives lost to gun violence. Too many people love their guns more than anything. Too m...
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Letter: Tax on services is next assault on taxpayersMay 01, 2023 1:00 am - So you think you are safe from more taxes because your income is less than $250k? Well, not so fast. Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his Democratic cronies are trying to increase...
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Letter: Pick Kinzinger for vice presidentMay 01, 2023 1:00 am - President Biden, despite the negative feedback from the public concerning your candidacy in 2024, you are going ahead with your campaigning. Stop, though, for a bit and ...
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Letter: Illinois' children need usMay 01, 2023 1:00 am - May is National Foster Care Month, a time to call community attention to the needs of children who are in foster care. In Illinois, there are more than 20,000 children w...
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Letter: A fairer way to consider tax dataApr 30, 2023 1:00 am - Republicans make much of a set of data that shows how much of our federal income tax revenue comes from each income level. It shows that the bottom 40% of earners "pay z...
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Letter: Issue with guns is ease of killingApr 30, 2023 1:00 am - I keep seeing letters saying the nationwide shooting spree is due to mental illness. They usually include lots of stats about numbers of guns and numbers of suicides and...
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Letter: Inconsistencies in reporting on raceApr 29, 2023 1:00 am - On April 17, the Daily Herald published an Associated Press story on Page 1 about the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl by 84 year-old Andrew Lester. Following is the l...