Articles filed under Letters to the Editor
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Don't waste your voteJul 24, 2020 2:27 PM - I am in total agreement with Ken Simpson's thoughts on July 17 with regard to Ed Murnane's July 10 op-ed indicating his decision to again write-in a candidate on Nov. 3 who has no possible chance to win. Now is not the time to "make a statement" or be complacent about the importance of this election. Too many people felt this way in 2016, thinking there was no way Trump was going to win because they believed the polls.
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Trump as the lawJul 24, 2020 2:25 PM - It's not just that Trump believes he is "above the law...", he thinks he IS the law, and lo and behold, anyone who disagrees, they'll have his personal lawyer (a la Roy Cohn), Attorney General William Barr to contend with. With Barr at his side, he can direct the courts to find whatever decision he wants them to find. You need more? Re-elect him in November. Or, heed the American press.
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Let truth, not party, decide on MadiganJul 24, 2020 2:24 PM - While it's true that an opinion section offers leeway to speak your mind, please bear with me as I ask the following: Do you believe that an innocent man should go free? Do you believe that a man proven innocent should lose his job? Shouldn't the truth determine the outcome? The July 21 Daily Herald editorial, "Indicted or not," plainly says that it doesn't matter whether a man is innocent or not; what matters, the only thing that matters, is that the Democratic Party stay in power. This is the first point your article makes.
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Give parents time to choose school planJul 24, 2020 2:23 PM - As a former member of the Barrington CUSD220 Board of Education, I wish to voice my concern about the district's plan to reopen schools this fall. The Roadmap for Reopening presented at the July 14 board meeting offered our parents, students, and community a flawed and dangerous plan for August. Parents were given 10 days, until July 24, to choose from one of two choices. Either you subjected your child to a full five-day week in school or distanced learning. No discussion of a hybrid model was offered. Sadly, I never heard the reasoning behind that choice, which I believe to be essential to understand the efficacy of any plan. All scientists and doctors recognize the continuing presence of the coronavirus and its ability to spread among school populations. We do not offer adequate space for our population of over 3,000 kids in the high school. Time is needed to gauge the virus' spread, and I don't believe that the onus of deciding should rest on the parents to make an ill-conceived choice within a short window of time. I am hopeful that a more responsible position will be taken or I fear for our community.
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Remove dam to guard water safetyJul 24, 2020 2:23 PM - The Sierra Club appreciates the sense of history associated with the Graue Mill at the Fullersburg Forest Preserve, but has serious concerns about the concrete dam that impounds the water to the detriment of water quality and wildlife. The dam blocks fish passage and causes low oxygen levels in stagnant water, and it causes conditions that negatively impact the ecology of the stream. Given the ecological harm it causes, and the cost about to be imposed on the taxpayer by state and federal environmental requirements, the Sierra Club supports removal of the dam. After years of careful study of all options, removing the dam is a more effective option for addressing local water quality issues. Adding expensive equipment to wastewater treatment plants that burdens taxpayers will not achieve the goal of restoring the Salt Creek.
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Require teachers be in classroomJul 24, 2020 2:22 PM - All along, we have been told to follow the science. Science is what dictated the close of schools and the economy for the better part of four months. The CDC and AAP, along with Dr. Fauci, have all concluded that students should be in school. Now teachers are overriding the voice of science and we are allowing them to dictate whether or not our schools can be open; why? If the all-too-powerful teachers unions override the science and e-learning is employed, we as a community must demand that teachers be in the school, each day, based on the terms of their contract. Teachers need to be physically present from the first bell to the last. Teaching their lessons in a classroom using the resources only a classroom has.
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Restrict eligibility for vote by mailJul 24, 2020 2:21 PM - Vote by mail, more correctly known as "absentee voting," was originally adopted in the U.S. during the Civil War. Both Union and Confederate troops were enabled to cast ballots that would then be counted back home. Absentee voting did not become a significant issue until World War II. In 1942 and again in 1944, the Congress passed absentee voting laws related to overseas military personnel. The effectiveness of these laws was muted by the state's rights controversy. We are again involved in a controversy with respect to the issue of absentee voting, which is also being referred to as "voting by mail."
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Speaking of civilityJul 24, 2020 5:44 AM - Macy's, Univision, HBO, Oreo Rolling Stone, Starbucks, Fox News, Harley-Davidson … just a partial list of businesses that President Trump has called for boycotts on. This is in reference to the Debra J. Saunders column on July 21 about a boycott against Goya products, her last line, "They have no concept of what it takes to maintain a civil society," should be sent to the White House. Greg Hromada
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Vivian had deep impact on our areaJul 24, 2020 5:42 AM - I am writing to thank the Daily Herald for its coverage on the passing of the Rev. Cordy Tindell Vivian, a historical figure, minister, and author, with whom I was honored to serve the Civil Rights Movement, both nationally and in the state of Illinois. Rev. Vivian and I had the privilege of working alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the turbulent decade that was the 1960s. I served as president of the Chicago Metropolitan Chapter and as a National Board Member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the only organization led by Dr. King during his lifetime. In this role, I reported directly to Rev. Vivian, the National Director of Affiliates and Chapters for the SCLC.
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Vote for competenceJul 23, 2020 11:32 AM - It is simply impossible to comprehend how little the federal government is doing to prepare guidelines for the reopening of the economy and schools. No guidelines published, no guidelines spoken of in public hearings. No public addresses from agencies on Disease Control. All the resources of the federal government wasted, while Trump, Mnuchin and DeVos threaten the states and local institutions to return to normal with a highly contagious virus infecting tens of thousands of Americans each day, or else they will bring more pain and harm upon the American people.
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