Letters to the Editor
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‘Shelling’ is egregious means of lawmakingJan 05, 2026 3:06 pm - I was heartened to read the Jan. 2 editorial in the Daily Herald under the headline, “End the 'shell' game.” It is about time our state lawmakers be called out for this p...
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European regulations are a start for climateJan 05, 2026 3:05 pm - Climate policy wonks rejoice: the EU's CBAM is in effect. For the non-nerds, that alphabet soup means the European Unions Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is in effect....
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Keep taxpayers out of higher insurance subsidiesJan 05, 2026 3:04 pm - I don’t understand why the taxpayers should be forced to pay the bill for the temporary increase due to COVID. I read that enrollment doubled after these subsidies were e...
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Taxing tips in Illinois hurts working peopleJan 05, 2026 3:04 pm - So our billionaire president campaigned on a promise that tips and overtime would be tax free, with some limitations. The Big Beautiful Bill acted on that promise. Nice m...
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Keep shutdowns, debt ceiling in contextJan 05, 2026 3:03 pm - Your recent editorial makes an important point about the dysfunction surrounding the federal debt ceiling. But in doing so, it blends two very different mechanisms: the d...
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All will benefit from Trump’s successJan 05, 2026 3:03 pm - Great to see you start off the new year with a letter from Bob Shea, urging readers to overlook our president’s personal faults and asking them instead to zero in on what...
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Yes, fire incompetenceJan 05, 2026 3:03 pm - Donald Trump is considering suing Fed Chair Jerome Powell for “gross incompetence.” I guess Trump is quite an expert at recognizing incompetence when he looks into the mi...
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Jan 05, 2026 3:02 pm - Shared goals, but an ineffective style In response to Bob Shea’s Jan. 1 letter: You list what Trump wants to do. I think most people respective of party association want ...
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Reform for allJan 04, 2026 4:00 am - I read your editorial in Tuesday's paper, and it reminded me of what Christ said in Mathew 7:3-5. You complain about Texas when Illinois has probably the worst gerrymande...
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Is Bears’ success for real?Jan 04, 2026 4:00 am - “Nouveau riche” is a French term meaning newly rich, but it also refers to the newly rich personality: a person whose unexpected windfall exceeds their common sense. They...