Letters to the Editor
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Climate question is a culture problemJan 07, 2026 9:51 am - Michael Barone claims that we’ve reached the “never mind” moment on climate change, quoting Bill Gates and others who say the situation isn’t as bad as scientists have pr...
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Stand up for those who are goneJan 05, 2026 3:07 pm - Two days after my letter was published on Dec. 25, criticizing Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for his moral failings as HHS Secretary, my friend lost her battle with breast cance...
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Venezuela, Iraq and lessons of historyJan 05, 2026 3:06 pm - Whoever decided to stop teaching American History in our schools forgot that “if you don't learn from history it is sure to repeat itself.” We wake up to find out that Pr...
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‘Shelling’ is egregious means of lawmakingJan 05, 2026 3:06 pm - I was heartened to read the Jan. 2 editorial in the Daily Herald under the headline, “End the 'shell' game.” It is about time our state lawmakers be called out for this p...
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European regulations are a start for climateJan 05, 2026 3:05 pm - Climate policy wonks rejoice: the EU's CBAM is in effect. For the non-nerds, that alphabet soup means the European Unions Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is in effect....
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Keep taxpayers out of higher insurance subsidiesJan 05, 2026 3:04 pm - I don’t understand why the taxpayers should be forced to pay the bill for the temporary increase due to COVID. I read that enrollment doubled after these subsidies were e...
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Taxing tips in Illinois hurts working peopleJan 05, 2026 3:04 pm - So our billionaire president campaigned on a promise that tips and overtime would be tax free, with some limitations. The Big Beautiful Bill acted on that promise. Nice m...
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Keep shutdowns, debt ceiling in contextJan 05, 2026 3:03 pm - Your recent editorial makes an important point about the dysfunction surrounding the federal debt ceiling. But in doing so, it blends two very different mechanisms: the d...
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All will benefit from Trump’s successJan 05, 2026 3:03 pm - Great to see you start off the new year with a letter from Bob Shea, urging readers to overlook our president’s personal faults and asking them instead to zero in on what...
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Yes, fire incompetenceJan 05, 2026 3:03 pm - Donald Trump is considering suing Fed Chair Jerome Powell for “gross incompetence.” I guess Trump is quite an expert at recognizing incompetence when he looks into the mi...