Letters to the Editor
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Resist biased reportingDec 08, 2025 4:00 am - The Daily Herald has had several opinion pieces about how newspapers are struggling. Journalists are to blame. On average, only around 28% of people trust journalists. Jo...
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Data centers put most valuable resource at riskDec 08, 2025 4:00 am - It’s increasingly becoming clear that the new currency won’t be green — it’ll be blue. The sparkling, deep blue of water, to be specific. Our area of the Midwest is bless...
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Defense chief’s new dependency: powerDec 08, 2025 4:00 am - It’s good news that Pete Hegseth has given up alcohol — a difficult and admirable decision. But sobriety is more than swapping one habit for another; recent events sugges...
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The debate over intelligence in politicsDec 08, 2025 4:00 am - At first there was surprise that the Daily Herald printed a short letter by Robert Antepenko asking if the newspaper is ignorant and stupid. Then after reading over the y...
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Drug war prioritiesDec 08, 2025 4:00 am - I wish the Democrats cared as much for the 100,000 citizens who die of a drug overdose every year in the U.S. as they do for two drug runners on a speedboat in the Caribb...
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Know the facts about department’s nameDec 08, 2025 4:00 am - In response to letter writer Robert Antepenko “Accept Change in Department Title,” who says “Now, I ask, is the Herald stupid or ignorant” because they refer to the Depar...
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Rollback of fuel standards is bad policyDec 08, 2025 4:00 am - On Dec. 3, President Trump drastically reduced CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards on new passenger cars and light trucks, regressing back to 2022 levels and ...
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A hope for clarity in immigration storiesDec 08, 2025 4:00 am - Kudos to the old curmudgeon, Marc Monroe Dion, for his column, “Tired of Deportation,” in the Nov. 30 edition of the Daily Herald. Dion hit the nail right on the head: Ne...
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Drug war prioritiesDec 08, 2025 4:00 am - I wish the Democrats cared as much for the 100,000 citizens who die of a drug overdose every year in the U.S. as they do for two drug runners on a speedboat in the Caribb...
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Zoning change defies village policyDec 08, 2025 4:00 am - I am writing to express concern about the Barrington 220 proposal to expand the “Lincoln Lot,” a parking lot originally planned for residential parcels along Hager Avenue...