Letters to the Editor
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A positive protestApr 30, 2025 3:24 pm - My wife and I, both in our 70s, were moved to attend the Hands Off protest held in our town of Algonquin on April 5. Our concerns were many. The direction in which our pr...
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Limit presidential powerApr 30, 2025 9:20 am - I say the president of the United States has too much power. Be it Trump, be it Biden, or all those who preceded them. Why isn’t this possibility even discussed on televi...
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Market manipulation?Apr 30, 2025 9:20 am - Were the Trump tariffs little more than a stock market manipulation? Declare tariffs, watch the market crash, buy in, pause tariffs, watch the market recover, sell off, i...
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Stop effort to eliminate townshipsApr 30, 2025 9:19 am - Townships in Illinois are our oldest form of government, operated by our neighbors and providing close-to-home services such as low-income energy assistance, assessor’s o...
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Conflicting sentencesApr 29, 2025 4:00 am - I see that the couple who stole $142,000 while working for a Palatine seal coating couple received probation and a requirement to repay the stolen funds within two years....
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‘Illegal’ is not the word for many immigrantsApr 29, 2025 4:00 am - A recent Daily Herald contained yet another letter from a reader recklessly and incorrectly stigmatizing migrants by stating of them “the word is illegal.” That may be th...
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Illinois patients need prescription drug reliefApr 28, 2025 4:00 am - Patient health care – particularly for those who can least afford it – faces an uncertain future. Debates over how to provide care to our most vulnerable communities at a...
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Test the young driversApr 28, 2025 4:00 am - Bottom line: For every 1,000 drivers over age 75, fewer than 25 are involved in crashes each year while adults 20-24 have three times that many. So, if your interest is p...
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Be proud that state protects consumersApr 28, 2025 4:00 am - The state of Illinois stands as a protector of individual freedom and rights, a place where somebody injured on the job or by a defective consumer product may go to court...
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Remember Highland Park and fight for changeApr 28, 2025 4:00 am - 1,024 days. That is how long it took for closure and justice. 1,024 days ago, my family and I were a part of the Highland Park mass shooting. A mass shooter was in the bu...