Letters to the Editor
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Choose healthy ice creamsJul 17, 2025 4:00 am - It’s funny how our government held a big press conference for National Ice Cream Day, with officials praising ice cream like it’s a health food. They don’t mention how th...
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Youth ready to lead on climateJul 16, 2025 4:00 am - As a young person from Naperville attending Metea Valley High School, I have felt the brunt of our climate crisis. This past fall, my neighborhood saw detrimental air qua...
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A different truth about ICE and masksJul 16, 2025 4:00 am - Re: “The sad truth behind ICE masks” by Debra J. Saunders: I say, baloney. ICE doesn't just target criminals and gang members. They're dragging down and arresting innocen...
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Next election should produce Project 2029Jul 14, 2025 4:00 am - Passage of the Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill” has codified the fascism of Project 2025 into law: — Tax evasion thievery for the morbidly rich, paid for by stripping he...
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Substance, not slogans, for CongressJul 14, 2025 4:00 am - Niki Conforti recently accused Congressman Sean Casten of trying to “change the rules” instead of offering solutions. But her press release to the Daily Herald misreprese...
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Maybe it’s time e-bike opportunities evolvedJul 14, 2025 4:00 am - A long time ago when I was in high school a bunch of us kids decided it would be “cool” to build skateboards to ride down the highest hill in town. It was near a park wit...
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Supply-side economics won’t save countryJul 14, 2025 4:00 am - It really disgusts me when I see our draft dodger in chief speaking at West Point or reviewing troops at his birthday parade. Here’s a guy who used his father’s connectio...
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What we can’t controlJul 14, 2025 4:00 am - Disappointing to read the letter blaming Trump for the horrific losses in Texas. Sometimes we just need to realize we cannot control Mother Nature … Joan Baillie Volo ...
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Beware Social Security marketing ployJul 14, 2025 4:00 am - I recently received an email from the Social Security Administration stating that it applauds passage of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” touting provisions that would deli...
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Parenting weakened by too much ‘sensitivity’Jul 14, 2025 4:00 am - After reading the Jim Slusher’s column on July 10, I could only hope most parents do not share the paper’s attitude regarding “sensitivity.” Having raised five responsibl...