Letters to the Editor
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Appointment fails to understand addictionFeb 05, 2025 12:02 pm - Veterans who’ve served In combat and come home to begin a struggle with alcoholism are hopefully diagnosed and treated for their PTSD. However, we now have a person for w...
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Sad response to tragedyFeb 05, 2025 11:59 am - Trump is a disgrace. Less than 24 hours after the Washington, D.C., plane-helicopter collision, he immediately began declaring the cause of the accident, blaming it on fo...
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Broader efforts needed on homelessnessFeb 05, 2025 11:59 am - After over 30 years of the homeless encampment along the Fox River in Elgin, due to three separate extensive damaging fires, it has become necessary to move the individua...
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Inaccurate comparisonFeb 02, 2025 4:00 am - Jim Slusher notes, “President Trump issued pardons for nearly 1,500 individuals convicted of crimes ranging from rioting and assault on officers of the law to outright se...
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Testing and driving safety statisticsFeb 02, 2025 4:00 am - Has anyone paused to consider that the fewer crash-related accidents reported by the elderly in Illinois is because of the mandatory road tests? Is it possible that remov...
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Freedom for all means everybodyFeb 02, 2025 4:00 am - A reminder to Donald Trump and all Republicans and anyone who is in favor of restricting some people from living life the way they want: LGBTQ+ people (notice that includ...
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Americans know we must ‘bite the bullet’Jan 31, 2025 4:00 am - It’s time to bite the bullet — the president, the Senate, the House and yes, the general public. Congress cannot continue to kick the can down the road and only concern i...
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This Inauguration Day was a gut punchJan 31, 2025 4:00 am - There are a few days that live with me forever. For one reason or another, Dec. 7, 1941, the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther...
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‘Carnage’ just beginningJan 31, 2025 4:00 am - Eight years ago, at his inauguration, Donald Trump spoke about “American carnage.” On Jan. 20, he unleashed his carnage on America. Dehumanizing immigrants. Stripping awa...
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Revive this projectJan 31, 2025 4:00 am - Any rational person would agree with Tony Atkins’ Jan. 20 letter’s anecdotal points. I, on the other hand, would highlight a publicly suppressed major infrastructure proj...