Letters to the Editor
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Separate opinion, factOct 13, 2024 4:00 am - The Opinion page is rife with writers stating opinion as fact. Opinions rely on personal values and are not provable (Lemons are the best). Facts are proved or disproved...
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A weak caseOct 13, 2024 4:00 am - I have reread your lukewarm endorsement for Harris and I don’t think you make a very good case. You say she has a strong foundation on the economy, immigration and foreig...
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Prefer ‘no endorsement’Oct 13, 2024 4:00 am - I’m disappointed but not surprised in your endorsement of the Harris-Walz ticket. In my estimation no endorsement would have been appropriate. I understand your distaste ...
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Inflation ‘blame’Oct 12, 2024 4:00 am - I wholeheartedly agree with Richard Murdock’s letter headlined “Simple inflation.” Since inflation and cost of living are leading concerns today and key election issues, ...
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Election PollsOct 12, 2024 4:00 am - Gotta love them. On any given day, Trump is ahead or Harris is ahead. Quite frankly, depends on who’s doing the polling and who their samples are. The polls haven’t been ...
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We need strength in dangerous timeOct 12, 2024 4:00 am - When Biden bowed out of the campaign due to mental capacity issues, Kamala Harris stepped in. But of course, her record is the same as Biden’s — disaster in the Afghan wi...
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No electioneering near polling placesOct 12, 2024 4:00 am - Under state law, polling places in Illinois are campaign-free zones. I wish the media would do a better job reporting on this fact to help inform the public of the shared...
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Expand availability of child careOct 12, 2024 4:00 am - In August, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a remarkable advisory that identified parental stress as an urgent public health issue. A parent’s top job is ensuring the well...
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A rare endorsementOct 11, 2024 12:49 pm - Scientific American, for only the second time in its 179-year history, has endorsed a presidential candidate. That person is Kamala Harris. The reason for the premier sci...
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Understanding inflationOct 11, 2024 12:46 pm - Inflation is a complex issue with no single cause. There are numerous theories on the causes of the most recent period of inflation. In today’s ‘point the finger of blame...