Letters to the Editor
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Where are the grownups?Jan 07, 2026 6:52 pm - I write out of alarm at the accelerating erosion of congressional oversight and constitutional checks and balances. A president who campaigned on avoiding foreign wars ha...
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Feel safer now?Jan 07, 2026 6:52 pm - Operation Midway, making Illinois safe from “those” foreign immigrant gang members, only cost $59 million. Forget the sound bites from left- or even right-leaning news ou...
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Thank you, hourly workersJan 07, 2026 10:29 am - I am writing to recognize and express my appreciation to the hourly workers of America. These are the people who build America, our homes, our offices, our highways and ...
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Congress must act to control presidentJan 07, 2026 10:29 am - The Jan. 3 attack on Venezuela, in the middle of the night, and the capture (kidnapping) of Maduro and his wife is extremely worrying on multiple levels. Trump is shredd...
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Perilous lessonsJan 07, 2026 9:52 am - The U.S. has been meddling in the affairs of Central American countries since the 1954 Guatemalan coup, during which the CIA deposed a democratically elected leader to in...
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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....