Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Letters: That ol‘ chicken is some pickleball hater
Letters to the Editor

Letters: That ol‘ chicken is some pickleball hater

November 4, 2020

It built a $4.1 million bridge instead. Why didn’t the prairie dog tunnel under the dangerous intersections? Because the chicken built a $4.1 million bridge instead. Why didn’t the Three…

Letters: Jim, we need to talk about your thistle
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Jim, we need to talk about your thistle

November 3, 2020

Jim states that the thistle deserves recognition as Scotland’s national flower. I consider this of little merit, as I believe the thistle is Scotland’s only flower. He discusses the main…

Letters: We are the best country in the world
Letters to the Editor

Letters: We are the best country in the world

November 3, 2020

The U.S. COVID-19 mortality rate is lower than most of the major European countries. Japan is doing a great job of controlling the virus, but neither the U.S. nor Europe…

Letters: What does mayor need to keep us safe?
Letters to the Editor

Letters: What does mayor need to keep us safe?

November 3, 2020

The quote from Mayor Dean Brookie was even more disturbing: “We’re taking enforcement very seriously, but it all comes down to … money and expenditure of resources.” Is the 60%…

On this day: Dewey does NOT defeat Truman
Editorials

On this day: Dewey does NOT defeat Truman

November 2, 2020

Chicago Tribune owner Robert McCormick in 1925 – conservative, indefatigable and almost always wrong (<a href="http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b30054/">Library of Congress</a>)du1-i-syn Born into a wealthy Chicago family, McCormick took control of its paper…