Letters to the Editor
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Get informed and voteMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - The apathy is pathetic. Four out of the past 10 Illinois primaries (in presidential election years, which tend to draw more voters) saw turnout less than 30% of registere...
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Venezuela and Trump’s hunger for peace prizeMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - Venezuela has a legitimately elected president named Machado who, unfortunately for her it seems, won the Nobel Peace Prize last year. This seemed to have caused Trump gr...
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Columnist misstates Social Security impactMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - Veronique de Rugy is after Social Security again. Her opinion pieces for the Daily Herald share a common thread: “entitlements” are responsible for slowing economic growt...
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Congress candidate has delivered in countyMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - Kevin Morrison is the best candidate for Illinois’ 8th Congressional District. Since being elected Cook County Commissioner to the 15th District in 2018, Morrison has del...
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Candidate has done the hard workMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - This week I received a mailing from a candidate for the House District 52 Democratic primary using a strong vulgarity. My first reaction was shock and then anger. With th...
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Changes needed to make elections fairMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - With the midterm election scheduled for this November, I think of how different they could be if some changes where made to the system. It seems to me that too often we d...
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Congress candidate understands problemsMar 01, 2026 4:00 am - Mark Rice is running as a Republican for U. S. Representative in the 8th Congressional District. Mark is not a career politician. He is small business owner who raised hi...
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Education gets short shrift againFeb 27, 2026 10:16 am - Here we go again. The state says that there is no additional new money for educating our kids — again. Illinois is now $3.3 billion behind in fully funding our schools by...
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Misplaced prioritiesFeb 27, 2026 10:16 am - I am writing to express my deep concern regarding current federal spending priorities. It has been reported that significant funds are being allocated toward high-cost go...
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Lots to lose in giving up voter dataFeb 26, 2026 10:16 am - Regarding the Our View supporting Darren Bailey for the Republican nomination for governor: The real question is, what do we have to lose? The answer is all of our person...