Letters to the Editor
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We need progress on improving educationMay 13, 2026 4:00 am - We need to quickly address the declining skills and education levels coming out of our public schools. While I don’t support the “defund” idea, we need very specific fixe...
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Sweeping change neededMay 13, 2026 4:00 am - The DuPage Democrat-led County Board just increased the Chairman’s pay from $136,959 to $185,000 (36.1% raise). The DuPage Democrat-led Forest Preserve Board just increas...
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Tired complaintMay 12, 2026 12:08 pm - Mark Dion 's May 3 column "$4.39-per-gallon gasoline and a $6.42 breakfast” is an interesting read but oh so reflective of the Democratic Party's dilemma. Dion goes on an...
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Iran war through ‘wicked problem’ lensMay 12, 2026 12:08 pm - The Iran conflict obviously resists simple solutions. The war should not be treated as a conventional policy or military problem, but as a “wicked problem” in which the s...
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Saving environment needs full fundingMay 11, 2026 12:34 pm - The current administration is on a mission to set back our scientifically proven needs to clean up the environment and save our planet. They have proposed cuts of $4.6 bi...
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GOP policies help rich at expense of needyMay 11, 2026 12:34 pm - Regarding a recent letter headlined, “Pray for resolution”: It is not a resolution if one side has to acquiesce to others, who support the ever-widening gap between the r...
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Project is investment in our communitiesMay 11, 2026 12:34 pm - Every year in Illinois, approximately 15,000 people leave prison and attempt to rebuild their lives. For many, that effort begins with a major obstacle: finding a stable ...
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Bill promotes density, not affordabilityMay 10, 2026 12:34 pm - The BUILD Act, HB 5626, now before the Illinois General Assembly, would override the zoning authority of every Illinois municipality, including Naperville. As I read it, ...
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A lie about the popeMay 10, 2026 12:34 pm - In his latest attack against Pope Leo, Trump claims that the pope is endangering Catholics because the pope “thinks it's fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.” Trump's ...
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News coverage needs to provide contextMay 08, 2026 5:31 pm - Those of a certain generation will remember Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story.” He had a gift for taking news that seemed outrageous at first glance, then adding missi...