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January 27, 2023
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Letter: Please support the Community Food Pantry of Dixon

Letter: Please support the Community Food Pantry of Dixon

We fed 8,851 adults and children in 2022. We spent approximately $7,000 to $8,000 per month on supplies.

January 21, 2023 at 8:00 pm CST

Letter: Thank you for standing up for the Second Amendment, Sheriff Booker

Letter: Thank you for standing up for the Second Amendment, Sheriff Booker

The true Americans in Whiteside County will have their backs during their fight.

January 21, 2023 at 5:00 pm CST

Letter: Sheriffs should enforce laws, not just ones they agree with

Letter: Sheriffs should enforce laws, not just ones they agree with

Haven't enough lives been lost with these style guns?

January 21, 2023 at 11:00 am CST

Letter: Dixon’s approach to electric vehicle charging not as progressive as other towns in region

Letter: Dixon’s approach to electric vehicle charging not as progressive as other towns in region

I was recently informed that if I charged my car at one of the Dixon public lot’s accessible 110-volt outlets, I would be charged a $200 fine for theft of municipal utilities.

January 21, 2023 at 6:00 am CST

Letter: Books should not steer children from Christian principles

Letter: Books should not steer children from Christian principles

Since when is it acceptable to totally entrust educators and librarians with both the moral and educational upbringing of our children?

January 14, 2023 at 5:00 am CST

Letter: Join St. Patrick’s Church in its respect for all life commemoration

Letter: Join St. Patrick’s Church in its respect for all life commemoration

We invite anyone in the Dixon community to join us in meditation and prayer as we examine how we are called to establish a genuine culture of life throughout our country.

January 14, 2023 at 3:00 am CST

Letter: Lee County Elks Children’s Care Corporation helped by chili cook-off

Letter: Lee County Elks Children’s Care Corporation helped by chili cook-off

Your donations will help children with disabilities through the Lee County Elks Children’s Care Corporation.

January 07, 2023 at 11:00 am CST

Letter: Don’t pull children’s books that make adults uncomfortable

Letter: Don’t pull children’s books that make adults uncomfortable

Advocate for reading freedom says pulling library books is "recipe for disaster."

January 07, 2023 at 6:00 am CST

Letter: Basketball tournament has insensitive name

Letter: Basketball tournament has insensitive name

In light of school shootings, it seems a poor choice of words.

December 31, 2022 at 6:00 am CST

Letter: Why we should be electing historians

Letter: Why we should be electing historians

Historians have the insight to put events into perspective and then try to help us learn from the mistakes that were made and see the wonder when everything turns out for the betterment of society.

December 17, 2022 at 3:00 pm CST
Letter: Thank you GoFundMe donors

Letter: Thank you GoFundMe donors

The emergency GoFundMe effort announced through your publications and elsewhere for the widow and children of Prophetstown resident Damien Martin, who died with two cousins in a car accident Saturday, Sept. 24, has, as of today, raised more than $10,000 for the family’s needs.

December 17, 2022 at 11:00 am CST
Letter: ‘Gosh darn holidays’ headline is disrespectful

Letter: ‘Gosh darn holidays’ headline is disrespectful

That expression in the Gazette headline was used with the word “holidays,” casting a pall over the observance of Christmas, which is a joyful occasion.

December 17, 2022 at 6:00 am CST

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