Letters to the Editor
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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...
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Letter: Understand the purpose of the VFWApr 29, 2023 1:00 am - Alan Cukla's comments about the Veterans of Foreign Wars are inappropriate; the operative words here are "Foreign Wars." The VFW Charter requires that members possess c...
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Letter: Society's destroyersApr 29, 2023 1:00 am - Citizens and tourists are being robbed and beaten, merchants are closing their doors because of looting and flash mob robberies, police are being attacked, buses and el ...
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Letter: Stigmatizing illnessApr 29, 2023 1:00 am - What is the definition of "crazy," a derogatory term used by gun-loving Republicans when deflecting from death by guns? I thought Republicans recently and miraculously j...
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Letter: Viewing the whole truth about ThomasApr 29, 2023 1:00 am - Perhaps reader Richard Barsanti missed the follow up on the ProPublica and Washington Post smear job on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The Wall Street Journal ha...
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Letter: Procrastination just intensifies problemsApr 29, 2023 1:00 am - I'm increasingly convinced that in today's world, other than outright denial, procrastination is fast becoming the popular delaying tactic to face and deal with unpleasa...
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Letter: Equitable Illinois urban forests help everyoneApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - Many people take trees for granted - except those who don't have any in their neighborhoods. On this Arbor Day, while some urban and suburban areas are lush with mature ...
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Letter: Sports 'doublespeak'Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am - The Bears and NFL excel in doublespeak, which the article about the "new Bears bill" in Saturday's Daily Herald seems to confirm. Teams explain that players demand and s...
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Letter: A meeting for the mayorApr 27, 2023 1:00 am - Like so many other people, I am concerned about how Chicago's new mayor will move forward on managing the chaos in Chicago. I think that it would be a great idea for him...