Letters to the Editor
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Extend health creditsOct 20, 2025 4:00 am - There’s a preventable crisis brewing in Washington, D.C., that could easily be treated if Congress truly wants to support the health and well-being of Americans. The phys...
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The question to ask about ‘broken’ nationOct 20, 2025 4:00 am - As DJT presides as the leader of the free world and of the United States of America, he is back to the destruction of our trust in government. He talks as though our nati...
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Focus on expectations in post-COVID schoolsOct 20, 2025 4:00 am - We should not be surprised that employers aren’t hiring or retaining Gen Zs. Many GenZs were in high school or college when COVID’s remote “non-learning” hit. GenZs exper...
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The key wordOct 20, 2025 4:00 am - Mr, Fate and others who chant “immigrants are welcome here “ tend to leave out the adjective “legal.” Joan Baillie Volo ...
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Ironic questionOct 19, 2025 4:00 am - During the shutdown: Air Traffic Controllers continue to work, but don’t get paid. TSA employees continue to work, but don’t get paid. The U.S. Congress isn’t working, bu...
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A clearer look at those who choose not to join a unionOct 19, 2025 4:00 am - All state and local government workers in Illinois have the right to choose whether they belong to the union representing employees in their workplace. Choosing to belong...
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A vivid reminder of responsibility on gunsOct 17, 2025 1:33 pm - On Sept. 10, my school went into a “hold in place.” We thought nothing of it, until the intercom said “lockdown.” Lights off. Doors locked. We ran to the corners and hid ...
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Understand and respect marshlandsOct 17, 2025 1:33 pm - Our property backs up to a park district-owned nature area. This year, a lot of work has been done to improve the drainage and the health of the marshland. This week, a c...
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An alternate political universeOct 16, 2025 3:53 pm - Recent developments have created the unsettling feeling of existing in an alternate universe, where the distinction between right and wrong has become blurred. Concepts s...
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Return to GOP idealsOct 16, 2025 3:53 pm - Letter writer Katy LaMantia (“What if …”) hit the nail on the head. I suppose I'm lucky to have both Democrat and Republican supporters in my sphere of family and friends...