Articles filed under Opinion
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Excessive cost doomed police referendumMar 23, 2026 4:00 am - My wife and I have been residents of Geneva for 35 years. We agree that the Geneva police do a fantastic job and that they need a new station. I believe that the reason t...
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Memories of loss, and prayers for othersMar 23, 2026 4:00 am - Watching and reading about the war with Iran, I cannot help but go back into my memory to when I was a young child in second grade in March 1968 as the Vietnam War was ra...
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Small businesses need loan transparencyMar 23, 2026 4:00 am - As Illinois legislators, one of the most heartbreaking parts of our job is to hear constituents tell us about ways the system has let them down. Some of the most harrowin...
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Show some respectMar 23, 2026 4:00 am - I was offended by a Grizzwells comic strip by Bill Shorr printed on March 14. Having the character decide whether to watch “Jekyll and Mr. Magoo” or “Melania” is neither ...
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Regulation needed for hemp, not banMar 23, 2026 4:00 am - As a hemp farmer in Illinois, I’ve seen firsthand the opportunities hemp brings. Hemp is efficient, sustainable and versatile — used for everything from building material...
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We’ve come to live in a chaotic worldMar 23, 2026 4:00 am - Brendan Carr, FCC chairman, said “It means the public has lost faith and confidence in the media. We can’t allow that to happen.” You just said it, the public and majorit...
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Put our hope in midterm electionsMar 23, 2026 4:00 am - I can’t stay silent any longer. I watched our leader try to defend his decision to launch a war against Iran. He constantly changes his story, which is usually nothing bu...
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Wrong — people are not fleeing IllinoisMar 23, 2026 4:00 am - Your own experiences should tell the truth. Judging from the ever-increasing traffic it does not appear that anyone is fleeing Illinois. Even in outlaying communities, th...
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A conflict, not a war, with no explanationMar 23, 2026 4:00 am - Our conflict in Iran is being misconstrued as war. But, wars have combatants on battlefields, front lines, foxholes and mud. We are seeing none of these essential element...
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Clarifying the ICE mission, tacticsMar 23, 2026 4:00 am - On Tuesday March 17, Mr. Valosek presented a few conclusions about ICE activity in Illinois: out of 4,000 arrests, 80 were convicted of violent felonies, keeping the stat...