Letters to the Editor
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Why the act of protest is importantNov 27, 2025 11:39 am - I am writing to you because I believe the act of protest to be essential to all of us in the midst of the atrocities ICE is committing here in Illinois. In your article “...
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A line was crossedNov 27, 2025 11:39 am - I have enjoyed Mr. Lincicome's column over the years. I understand his need to appease his audience. Take shots at the SOX; I'm a fan. I don't mind. They've earned them. ...
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Despite differences, we must work togetherNov 26, 2025 4:00 am - The civil discourse at a Mount Prospect village board meeting last week reached an unacceptable low point for our village. As a resident, a father, and a trustee, one of...
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Misplaced prioritiesNov 26, 2025 4:00 am - Congress seems obsessed with Jeffrey Epstein when they should be spending their time on doing what their constituents elected them to do and that is to make sure our coun...
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Nov 26, 2025 4:00 am - November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to honor the 63 million Americans and 2.2 million Illinois residents providing ongoing, complex care every day. Careg...
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Beware the 50-year mortgageNov 25, 2025 4:00 am - If the Trump Administration carries out his suggestion that 50-year mortgages will solve the housing affordability problem, I hope that people looking to buy their first ...
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Ghastly story deserved more attentionNov 25, 2025 4:00 am - In a Nov. 21 AP story, Christine Fernando mentioned all of the details but it was difficult to follow how ghastly this all this was: Prosecutors had accused Marimar Marti...
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Thanksgiving is special among holidaysNov 24, 2025 12:21 pm - Thanksgiving is like that beloved old book we take down from the shelf every so often to reread. Although we know the passages by heart, we still find them so very comfor...
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More Illinois tax dollars wastedNov 24, 2025 12:21 pm - Gov. Pritzker recently celebrated the opening of a new subsidized apartment complex in Alton, Illinois. An article describing the property says, “The new community spans ...
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Acts of caring rebuild our connectionsNov 24, 2025 12:20 pm - As both a hospice chaplain and a state representative, I am guided by a simple truth: we are all connected. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Whatever affects one di...