Letters to the Editor
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Mamdani’s planJul 28, 2025 10:13 am - As I read the Sunday, July 20, article by Keith Raffel, I wondered what was he smoking. But after further reflection I began to think, maybe he’s onto something. In a mir...
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No more protectionJul 28, 2025 10:13 am - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been ordered inoperative by the Trump Administration. “The bureau is supposed to be helping oversee the nation’s banks and fi...
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Get legislators involvedJul 28, 2025 10:12 am - Despite Trump’s increasingly erratic and kooky posts on social media, the Epstein scandal seems to be the one story Trump has been unable to shake — and for good reason. ...
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Bill doesn’t serve the peopleJul 28, 2025 10:12 am - Your recent editorial urging Gov. Pritzker to veto SB 328 highlights important concerns about transparency and special interests. Here is another important reason for vet...
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Malleable, at bestJul 28, 2025 10:11 am - Your editorial urging that Gov. Pritzker veto the bill expanding lawsuit access in Illinois to people from anywhere claiming toxic exposure, hit the bull’s-eye. If I was ...
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What is really going onJul 28, 2025 10:11 am - In his July 11 letter, “On the loss of America’s democracy,” Frank Splitt wrote: “Finally, consider the passage of Trump’s “Big, beautiful Bill” that will enable the Depa...
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If you wannabe …Jul 28, 2025 10:10 am - I take issue with several statements in the letter Monday from Tom Lewandowski regarding his assessment of Trump’s presidency so far. He may not be a king, dictator, dema...
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The problem with masked menJul 28, 2025 10:10 am - Re: Debra Saunders’ July 15 column, The sad truth behind ICE masks. She writes that ICE agents wear masks because of anti-ICE activists “assaulting” the agents. She quote...
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Bill is age discriminationJul 28, 2025 10:09 am - The state legislature passed a bill on March 22, 2025 increasing the mandatory driving testing age from 79 to 87 for seniors. This bill takes effect in July 2026. Why? We...
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False positives?Jul 28, 2025 10:09 am - Reading the letter from Tom Lewandowski that you printed in Monday’s paper sure gave me a good laugh, especially the final paragraph, which read “Everything President Tru...