Letters to the Editor
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Numbers don’t support Rockford Metra lineOct 21, 2025 3:34 pm - Regarding your editorial in favor of the Metra line to Rockford, consider the following facts: The annual cost of this $275 million project amortized over 30 years is $16...
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Peace deal is copy of prior planOct 20, 2025 4:00 am - Since Israel and Hamas agreed to implement Phase 1 of the 20-point Gaza peace plan, praise, plaudits and panegyrics have poured into print on the supposed masterful accom...
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Reject hate speechOct 20, 2025 4:00 am - There seems to be an atmosphere of revenge and hate in our current political administration which is filtering down and permeating into our society. Neither party is exem...
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U.S. shows value of peace through strengthOct 20, 2025 4:00 am - Kudos to Mr. Trump, whose message declared that “a historic dawn of a new Middle East has arrived.” Under his leadership, the United States has worked relentlessly to pur...
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Extend health creditsOct 20, 2025 4:00 am - There’s a preventable crisis brewing in Washington, D.C., that could easily be treated if Congress truly wants to support the health and well-being of Americans. The phys...
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The question to ask about ‘broken’ nationOct 20, 2025 4:00 am - As DJT presides as the leader of the free world and of the United States of America, he is back to the destruction of our trust in government. He talks as though our nati...
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Focus on expectations in post-COVID schoolsOct 20, 2025 4:00 am - We should not be surprised that employers aren’t hiring or retaining Gen Zs. Many GenZs were in high school or college when COVID’s remote “non-learning” hit. GenZs exper...
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The key wordOct 20, 2025 4:00 am - Mr, Fate and others who chant “immigrants are welcome here “ tend to leave out the adjective “legal.” Joan Baillie Volo ...
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Ironic questionOct 19, 2025 4:00 am - During the shutdown: Air Traffic Controllers continue to work, but don’t get paid. TSA employees continue to work, but don’t get paid. The U.S. Congress isn’t working, bu...
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A clearer look at those who choose not to join a unionOct 19, 2025 4:00 am - All state and local government workers in Illinois have the right to choose whether they belong to the union representing employees in their workplace. Choosing to belong...