Letters to the Editor
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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...
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Jan 05, 2026 3:02 pm - Shared goals, but an ineffective style In response to Bob Shea’s Jan. 1 letter: You list what Trump wants to do. I think most people respective of party association want ...
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Reform for allJan 04, 2026 4:00 am - I read your editorial in Tuesday's paper, and it reminded me of what Christ said in Mathew 7:3-5. You complain about Texas when Illinois has probably the worst gerrymande...
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Is Bears’ success for real?Jan 04, 2026 4:00 am - “Nouveau riche” is a French term meaning newly rich, but it also refers to the newly rich personality: a person whose unexpected windfall exceeds their common sense. They...
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Find common ground on solving problemsJan 01, 2026 8:02 am - Donald Trump is not your typical warm and fuzzy president. His mannerisms, ego, unnecessary name calling can be difficult to digest. His never-ending criticism of the Bid...
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Read Obama; work for unityJan 01, 2026 8:02 am - “We the people” need to heed the words of President Obama. “We the people” need to keep our country for the people. All the people. “We the people” need to elect people w...