Letters to the Editor
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There’s a differenceDec 12, 2025 11:42 am - Good article by Lee Hunt asking, “why complaints about deportations now?” I appreciate his facts regarding deportations during past administrations. I suspect the Trump a...
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Dec 12, 2025 11:41 am - As families across Illinois celebrate the holidays, thousands of professional firefighters and paramedics are spending their days and nights protecting our communities — ...
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Mystifying reaction on decency in politicsDec 11, 2025 10:44 am - Pertaining to Paul Friedman’s candidacy for U.S. Congress, Cook County Republican Party Chair Aaron Del Mar called Friedman’s previous sex crime conviction “entirely disq...
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Time for a changeDec 11, 2025 10:44 am - As a longtime resident of the 10th congressional district in Illinois, I feel an obligation to tell my story. I am married, I work full time, I have two beautiful childre...
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Bypass study is expensive, pointlessDec 10, 2025 4:00 am - The free-spending Illinois Department of Transportation is at it again wasting taxpayer money. IDOT has a highly paid consultant who wants to study a Route 120 bypass Sou...
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School district’s parking plan defies logicDec 10, 2025 4:00 am - Barrington residents and students have asked District 220 for years to address the parking shortage at Barrington High School. The community has been clear: we need more ...
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Why the complaints about deportations now?Dec 09, 2025 4:00 am - Deportation or “removal” of non-citizens seem to be very unpopular among many. An “Order of Removal” is a legally binding decision by an immigration judge requiring a non...
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The meaning of Pearl Harbor DayDec 09, 2025 4:00 am - Sunday, Dec. 7, marked Pearl Harbor Day. This solemn anniversary recognizes the attack on Dec. 7, 1941, that claimed more than 2,400 American lives and changed the course...
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‘Sanctuary policy’ misstatedDec 09, 2025 4:00 am - The reader's Dec. 4 comment blaming “sanctuary city” policies for the mass detentions of people of color who are not the “worst of the worst” is not true. Sanctuary citie...
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Accept change in department’s titleDec 08, 2025 10:09 am - Recently, on several occasions, I have noticed that the Daily Herald has identified Pete Hegseth as the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Now, I ask, is the Herald stupid or ign...