Letters to the Editor
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Greatness, not mediocrityJul 09, 2025 4:00 am - When the youth who grew up in comfortable surroundings aren't aware of the sacrifices others made for their lifestyle, they are prime for indoctrination by institutions w...
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Let’s try kindness at the grass rootsJul 09, 2025 4:00 am - Over the past several weekends, I hiked in the forest preserve near my home. Many hikers I encountered made no attempt to say hello nor acknowledge me. When I first hiked...
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Act to protect local public broadcastingJul 08, 2025 4:00 am - Wait! Wait! — Don’t tell me! So your kids grew up watching Sesame Street or Daniel Tiger? Did you look forward to those weekly episodes of Downton Abbey? Have you learned...
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Why the separations?Jul 08, 2025 4:00 am - I read Joan Davis's posting in the July 4 Daily Herald. Since we have not heard from Trump or his staff the reasoning behind deporting mothers, fathers, husbands and/or w...
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Perspective on powerJul 07, 2025 12:52 pm - Orlando Stratman asserted on June 30 that when Democrats who claim the president exceeded his power when he bombed Iran were ignoring or ignorant of the War Powers Resolu...
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Column belittled ‘barista proletariat’Jul 07, 2025 12:51 pm - In a June 29 column published, Michael Barone dehumanizes an entire demographic with nothing more than a lazy caricature of the “barista proletariat.” Mr. Barone accuses ...
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Misrepresentation? Or lies?Jul 07, 2025 4:00 am - Jillian Grauman wrote a letter defending illegal activities by politicians and misrepresented confirmed facts and video evidence. Sen. Alex Padilla, without identifying h...
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Democrats have far to go to restore faithJul 07, 2025 4:00 am - I read with interest your editorial on the Democratic Party, published on Sunday, June 8, and its need to change to be relevant with more people across the board. While I...
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Immigration and the lawJul 07, 2025 4:00 am - In a letter published recently in the Daily Herald a writer from Naperville claims that illegal immigration is a felony and should be treated as such. A quick search onli...
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It requires action to stop hateJul 07, 2025 4:00 am - Donald Trump has pulled back the curtains on a deep divide in this country. Through his words, deeds, actions and social media posts he has exposed a hatred of others tha...