Letters to the Editor
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Reject zoning change for slaughterhouseMay 16, 2025 4:00 am - I eat meat. I know where meat comes from. Animals crammed together in pens. Processing meat for consumption is loud, dirty and hazardous. Disgusting. Slaughter creates to...
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Secretary of propaganda?May 14, 2025 4:00 am - Karoline Leavitt said she would ignore reporters who list pronouns in their email signatures. Leavitt stated, “Any reporter who chooses to put their preferred pronouns in...
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Bad idea on AlcatrazMay 14, 2025 4:00 am - So why in the world would this president want to spend millions to reopen and refurbish Alcatraz? Did he see a movie that reminded him of its existence, or maybe someone ...
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Re-examine usage on Pace bus routesMay 14, 2025 4:00 am - The regional transportation groups are trying to figure out ways to fund the $770 million funding gap, perhaps by combining all the boards into one group. In reviewing th...
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Protesting in concern for a nation in crisisMay 14, 2025 4:00 am - I attended the Veterans Association protest in McHenry on April 26 for my brother and the veterans who have given so much. I was genuinely concerned when I learned of VA ...
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As local as it getsMay 14, 2025 4:00 am - Former U S Representative Tip O’Neil once said “All politics are local.” With the release of the specifics of the “one big beautiful bill,” which leaves out the promise o...
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The oath is clearMay 13, 2025 4:04 pm - I have two great-grandfathers that served in WWI. My paternal grandfather drove guide boats for landing waves in places like Okinawa, Iwo Jima and Tinian. My father was a...
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Don’t blame DOGEMay 13, 2025 4:04 pm - The story published in May 10 Herald said that U.S. spending increased by $168 billion from the same period last year. Then, blaming the Trump DOGE effort has done little...
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Military parade idea presents scary pictureMay 13, 2025 4:03 pm - When I was in college, I took a class in newspaper journalism. We were told that editors routinely hide controversial stories “inside, next to the crease and below the fo...
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Open letter to speakerMay 12, 2025 2:19 pm - Dear Mr. Johnson: Although this letter will not get to your desk, I hope that it is read by someone who can share my concerns with you. I’m worried that our federal gover...