Letters to the Editor
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A betrayal of our kidsAug 01, 2025 11:02 am - Lee Zeldin and the EPA plan to rescind the 2009 declaration that planet-warming greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health. This underpins the government’s legal aut...
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The true impact of ‘trickle-down’Aug 01, 2025 11:02 am - I never believed in trickle-down economics. Until now. Trickle-down economics insists that tax cuts for the wealthy and businesses eventually “trickle down” to those who ...
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Leaving my kids a livable worldJul 31, 2025 4:00 am - If I’m a conservative, no one believes I care about clean air and water for future generations. If I’m a progressive, no one thinks I can engage with this government and ...
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The high costs of removing immigrantsJul 31, 2025 4:00 am - Despite numerous TV warnings that immigrants are crime-ridden and the president calling them blood thirsty, the latest Gallup poll found that 79% of Americans feel immigr...
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No justice for allJul 30, 2025 4:00 am - First, I want to say I love my country. Second, in response to Richard Keslinke's letter regarding “Pledge confusion,” there is not liberty and justice for all in the Uni...
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Let’s stop fearmongering about transit reformJul 30, 2025 4:00 am - The July 22 Daily Herald editorial "'11th Hour Surprise’: Land Use Provision in Transit Bill Needs More Study and Suburban Input” misrepresents the reasoning and process ...
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‘Pledge’ confusionJul 29, 2025 4:00 am - Regarding the ICE raids across the country, writer Tom Sullivan suggests it might be time to remove the phrase “liberty and justice for all” from the Pledge of Allegiance...
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On Nazi name callingJul 29, 2025 4:00 am - Nazi or Nazism are words tossed openly by today’s generation of adolescents and reinforced at times by today’s Democrats. If you openly speak of the issues facing all Ame...
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Ordinance not the answerJul 28, 2025 10:20 am - Complaints from condominium owners in downtown Arlington Heights, inconvenienced by a small group of people loitering at a bench in front of their building, should be tak...
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Parallels to ‘1984’Jul 28, 2025 10:19 am - Every day I read the news; I grow increasingly concerned about the direction our country is heading under the influence of Big Brother, Donald Trump. I refer to him as “B...