Letters to the Editor
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The Gerrymandered Districts of AmericaMay 26, 2026 12:18 pm - A name change is needed. Instead of USA, we now have the GDA. The Gerrymandered Districts of America. I’m sorry, I said the wrong word. The politicians don’t like the wor...
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National Prayer Day — or was it?May 26, 2026 12:18 pm - The Rededicate 250 National Prayer Day on Sunday, May 17, should have been a broadly unifying celebration, focusing on time-honored prayers and American values. Tradition...
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No good deed will be left unpunishedMay 26, 2026 12:17 pm - I visit with and sympathetically listen to the property taxpayers whom I serve all day, every day, six days a week. The Daily Herald Editorial Board does not. Based on th...
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Time to rememberMay 26, 2026 12:16 pm - Memorial Day has come to mean the beginning of summer, a time for picnics and barbecues, and a holiday to gather with family. That happiness and freedom, however, is a pr...
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The strike messageMay 26, 2026 12:09 pm - I think those who are on strike should change their picket signs to read: We want the highest wages and the best benefits for the least amount of work. Jim Pioch Geneva ...
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Frivolous lawsuitMay 26, 2026 12:09 pm - The New York Times sues the Defense Department because the Pentagon is refusing to allow journalists to wonder freely throughout the Pentagon building. The rule directs a...
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Every day brings worse newsMay 26, 2026 12:08 pm - As a longtime contributor to the letters column, I have always tried to do something more than just complain. Now every day is worse than the one before, and what I was s...
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Why we can’t have a nuclear IranMay 24, 2026 4:00 am - A recent letter titled “A nuclear Iran” asked the question, “Should Iran be allowed to have nuclear weapons?” That is an important part of the question but not the comple...
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Unheeded problemsMay 24, 2026 4:00 am - I live in Wheeling, and there are things going on here that shouldn't be. There's a lot of noise happening around the village from overly noisy cars, day and night, that ...
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Comments misattributedMay 22, 2026 4:00 am - In your Sunday edition, you shared an updated version of an editorial board opinion on graduation that you originally published in June 2014. In it, you cited words “attr...