Letters to the Editor
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Congressman produces resultsJan 19, 2026 4:00 am - The GOP’s not-very-practical plan for health insurance is “don’t get sick.” Congressman Brad Schneider takes a different and much more practical approach. He has been a l...
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Good adviceJan 19, 2026 4:00 am - Recently a young woman from Sugar Grove wrote “ ‘ We the people’ need to heed the words of President Obama.” I couldn’t agree more. When he was Sen. Obama, he said, “We s...
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Next for clean energy: permitting reformJan 19, 2026 4:00 am - Gov. Pritzker’s signature this month on comprehensive energy legislation that promotes renewables is a welcome sign for people like me coping with high electricity bills ...
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A stark display of how divided we areJan 18, 2026 4:00 am - The Opinion page on Wednesday, Jan. 14, had quite the juxtaposition of views. On the left was a reader who couldn't be more pleased with the Trump administration and is ...
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An inaccurate view of Venezuelan oilJan 18, 2026 4:00 am - The editorial cartoon portraying the president as stealing oil from Venezuela is misleading, moreover a lie. In everything I've heard and read, the plan is for the U.S. ...
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How is this different?Jan 18, 2026 4:00 am - ICE officer Jonathan Ross did not have to shoot Renee Nicole Good. If he felt threatened by her vehicle, he could have shot at her tire. He had other options. He did not ...
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Maybe donor states should be withholdingJan 16, 2026 8:17 pm - According to USAFacts.org, three states (California, New York and Illinois) contributed about 34% of federal tax revenue in 2024. These same states contributed more tax r...
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Investments will show the cost of hubrisJan 16, 2026 4:00 am - A disastrous reckoning is looming this year. Bill Clinton's nearly final act before leaving office in 2001 was the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act. This repeal allowed b...
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Resisting authorities leads to tragediesJan 16, 2026 4:00 am - Another senseless, tragic and truly avoidable loss of life. We keep experiencing these incidents over and over. Emotions explode, situations escalate, adrenalin flows an...
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Columnist incorrect about aid programsJan 15, 2026 4:00 am - In her Jan. 9 column, Veronique de Rugy discusses the fraud revealed in several programs funded by federal grants to the State of Minnesota. The fraud primarily involved ...