Letters to the Editor
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Regarding fairness of the tax codeMay 15, 2026 4:00 am - Mr. Blake complains in a letter May 11 that the GOP's policies help the rich at the expense of the poor. He then sites Ronald Reagan's policies. Reagan was president in...
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Design of tax bills abuse powers of officeMay 15, 2026 4:00 am - Chris Lauzen, the Kane County treasurer who is running for re-election, has abused the powers of his office. Every Kane County resident and business who received a proper...
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Athletic fees could hurt participationMay 14, 2026 4:00 am - For junior high students, even small barriers can prevent them from taking chances. As the father of two former junior high athletes and one soon to be, I’ve seen what ju...
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Understand IranMay 14, 2026 4:00 am - I feel sorry for the woman who wrote the letter on May 7 about the hypocrisy of the US regarding nuclear weapons. She enumerated the many thousands of nuclear warheads th...
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We need progress on improving educationMay 13, 2026 4:00 am - We need to quickly address the declining skills and education levels coming out of our public schools. While I don’t support the “defund” idea, we need very specific fixe...
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Sweeping change neededMay 13, 2026 4:00 am - The DuPage Democrat-led County Board just increased the Chairman’s pay from $136,959 to $185,000 (36.1% raise). The DuPage Democrat-led Forest Preserve Board just increas...
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Tired complaintMay 12, 2026 12:08 pm - Mark Dion 's May 3 column "$4.39-per-gallon gasoline and a $6.42 breakfast” is an interesting read but oh so reflective of the Democratic Party's dilemma. Dion goes on an...
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Iran war through ‘wicked problem’ lensMay 12, 2026 12:08 pm - The Iran conflict obviously resists simple solutions. The war should not be treated as a conventional policy or military problem, but as a “wicked problem” in which the s...
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Saving environment needs full fundingMay 11, 2026 12:34 pm - The current administration is on a mission to set back our scientifically proven needs to clean up the environment and save our planet. They have proposed cuts of $4.6 bi...
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GOP policies help rich at expense of needyMay 11, 2026 12:34 pm - Regarding a recent letter headlined, “Pray for resolution”: It is not a resolution if one side has to acquiesce to others, who support the ever-widening gap between the r...