Letters to the Editor
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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...
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Letters wrong about students, columnistFeb 26, 2026 10:16 am - I am compelled to respond to two recent letters criticizing high school students for protesting ICE and then going on to slam Susan Estrich. The one takes issue with the...
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Vulgarity must be condemnedFeb 25, 2026 10:16 am - In a Feb. 13 post on X, White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung referred to Congressmen Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie as “some of the dumbest (the R word) ever...
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Republicans folded on immigration dealFeb 25, 2026 10:16 am - In the Feb. 15 Daily Herald, Eileen Dwyer of Vernon Hills lays the blame for immigration troubles at the door of Congress. As a reminder: Congress was close to a bipartis...
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Put Trump on itFeb 24, 2026 10:20 am - Gov. Pritzker, the Illinois General Assembly and Chicago Bears organization might consider contacting President Donald Trump to engage in the stagnant new stadium negotia...