Letters to the Editor
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Streets need safety checkJun 29, 2025 11:56 am - Having experienced very teeth jarring conditions on U.S. Route 14 from Route 31 in Crystal Lake to Route 22 in Fox River Grove, I think it is time for city, county, state...
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A response to Pride Month editorialJun 29, 2025 11:56 am - The Daily Herald’s recent editorial endorsing Pride Month reflects a common cultural trend, but one that deserves scrutiny. While all people are worthy of respect and dig...
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Speak out on assaultsJun 27, 2025 2:29 pm - On June 12, Sen. Alex Padilla was detained and thrown to the ground simply for asking a question at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference about the c...
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Troubling revelationJun 27, 2025 2:29 pm - The recent revelation that license plate reader (ALPR) data from Illinois communities was improperly accessed by out-of-state law enforcement in abortion-related and immi...
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A better message for young peopleJun 26, 2025 2:29 pm - Re: Sarley: the best way to get kids to enjoy fishing, June 18) Perhaps columnist Steve Sarley should write about ways to help kids connect with nature — like hiking, bir...
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Frightening parallelsJun 26, 2025 2:29 pm - Democracy failed in South Vietnam and a dystopian stupor followed. Neighbors were encouraged to report on neighbors. Self-professed liberators walked the streets while op...
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Limit flags on public buildingsJun 25, 2025 11:15 am - On June 5, the Daily Herald published a story about Mount Prospect officials wisely limiting the flags allowed on village flagpoles. Only the United States, State of Illi...
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Take time to learn cause of plane crashJun 25, 2025 11:14 am - I was deeply pained and shocked by the crash of Air India flight 171 from Ahmedabad, India to London Gatwick Airport in Britain. As a person of Indian origin who has flow...
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War not the answerJun 23, 2025 2:29 pm - As a young boy, I remember hearing over the radio of the attack on Pearl Harbor at that very hour, Sunday afternoon, Dec. 7, 1941. “A date that will live in infamy,” FDR ...
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Action was neededJun 23, 2025 2:29 pm - To all readers I ask: If you lived near someone or knew of someone who repeatedly said they wanted to kill you, to destroy your very existence, would you not do something...