Letters to the Editor
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Economics snapshotOct 23, 2025 3:33 pm - Argentina temporarily suspends its tax on soybean exports to supply China with soybeans at a premium price, because China can't contract with U.S. farmers as they have in...
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Dems seem to like chaosOct 22, 2025 4:00 am - I know Mayor Johnson and Gov. Pritzker don't care about the number of murders in Chicago, 571 last year. They defund the police, offer no cash bail, get rid of shot spott...
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Distorted pictureOct 22, 2025 4:00 am - The man who sparked the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol to stop the Senate's certification of the election he lost is now talking about “invoking the Insurrection A...
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Accountability needed in pharmaceuticals policyOct 22, 2025 4:00 am - Manufacturers make the world a better place to live, and there’s no clearer example of the impact they have on our daily lives than the wide array of safe and effective p...
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Misplaced prioritiesOct 21, 2025 3:35 pm - Actual journalism embraces a variety of perspectives and transparency remaining independent and not influenced by the left or right. Jim Slusher mentioned that in 2024 th...
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Reminder needed?Oct 21, 2025 3:35 pm - An interesting headline in the Oct. 9 Daily Herald, “President says Pritzker, Johnson should be in jail.” Should we be reminded that one of those three men is a convicted...
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Numbers don’t support Rockford Metra lineOct 21, 2025 3:34 pm - Regarding your editorial in favor of the Metra line to Rockford, consider the following facts: The annual cost of this $275 million project amortized over 30 years is $16...
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Peace deal is copy of prior planOct 20, 2025 4:00 am - Since Israel and Hamas agreed to implement Phase 1 of the 20-point Gaza peace plan, praise, plaudits and panegyrics have poured into print on the supposed masterful accom...
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Reject hate speechOct 20, 2025 4:00 am - There seems to be an atmosphere of revenge and hate in our current political administration which is filtering down and permeating into our society. Neither party is exem...
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U.S. shows value of peace through strengthOct 20, 2025 4:00 am - Kudos to Mr. Trump, whose message declared that “a historic dawn of a new Middle East has arrived.” Under his leadership, the United States has worked relentlessly to pur...