Letters to the Editor
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Where are true reforms?Nov 13, 2025 4:00 am - The government shutdown has brought a focus on SNAP benefits. If one in eight people are receiving this benefit, it seems some reforms are needed. Why is this the case? T...
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Common-sense preventionNov 12, 2025 12:27 pm - A recent opinion article opined that President Trump is wrong to send the military to prevent drug smugglers from Venezuela. He later states that the president is wrong t...
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Getting a conscienceNov 12, 2025 4:00 am - What do the eight Democratic senators who voted with the 52 Republican senators to end the shutdown have in common? They are all not running for re-election. What a coinc...
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Townships: Feeding those in needNov 12, 2025 4:00 am - Many of our neighbors, friends and family have already begun to feel the tremors of the federal government shutdown, with layoffs, missing paychecks and those experiencin...
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Living within one’s meansNov 12, 2025 4:00 am - I guess the Democrats were not raised with the motto of Living Within Your Means. Since Pritzker has been in office, they have increased taxes and spending by over $20 bi...
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Consider treatment for addiction to illegal laborNov 11, 2025 4:00 am - Arguments regarding ICE operations have tended to focus on humanitarian / moral grounds, law enforcement vs. due process or the economic necessity of illegal migrants to ...
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What’s next after end-of-life bill has passed?Nov 10, 2025 10:35 am - Once again, Illinois Democrats resorted to their usual playbook, sneaking through a bill in the dead of night that legalizes physician-assisted suicide — with no or littl...
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How’s it going so far?Nov 10, 2025 10:35 am - Just checking in. Trump got a $400 million jet and a new $300 million ballroom that’s going to be named after him. He seems to be doing pretty well. How about you? How ar...
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Let’s be done with all thisNov 10, 2025 10:35 am - An open letter to my family, friends and neighbors who are Both Democrats and Republicans — and to Congress and the Supreme Court: At 1:05 p.m. on Oct. 23, as I was waiti...
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Rural hospitals need supportNov 10, 2025 10:35 am - Across the United States, many rural hospitals are being forced to close or scale back services and Illinois faces the same crisis. Nearly half of rural hospitals are los...