Read Letters to the Editor sent in by Shaw Local readers
Linda Alexandra of Wauconda writes a letter to the editor.
Letter: Opposition to renaming of Starved Rock
"It’s President Biden who is playing politics with the border and lies that it’s the Republicans in not passing the Border Act," Robert Meale of Crystal Lake writes in a letter to the editor.
As Christians, we must condemn Christian nationalism as a distortion of the gospel of Jesus and a threat to American democracy.
This letter is in response to the article in the Sauk Valley Weekend regarding the approval of an application for a solar farm on Kilgore Road in Lee County.
I keep hearing how young voters and protest voters don’t like Biden. I hope they read about Tiananmen Square and what happened to protesters under a dictatorship.
"It seems that every time Donald Trump sits down for an interview, he reveals a bit more of what his plan for a fascist America will look like," Richard Keslinke of Algonquin writes in a letter to the editor.
"Voting only for party, prejudice or personality does not make one an active voter or a patriotic American," Donna Davis of Woodstock writes in a letter to the editor.
"I wish I only paid 8.2% in taxes! So MAGA when are you going to notice the emperor’s new clothes?" Linnea Thennes of McHenry writes in a letter to the editor
"Kelli Wegener, candidate for McHenry County Board chairman, claims that she’s 'bipartisan,'" Kirk Donald of Johnsburg writes in a letter to the editor. But Donald thinks she's "too extreme, too partisan for McHenry County."
"Ballot access laws don’t just limit your choices for president; they create virtually insurmountable hurdles for down-ballot partisan races," Jake Justen, McHenry County Libertarians chairman, writes in a letter to the editor.
"DEI has been targeted by the former president, the conservative Heritage Foundation, and others as a litmus test for Republicans who wish to remain in the party’s good graces," Susan Labaj of Crystal Lake writes in a letter to the editor.
"These days, the most extreme, hostile and irrational voices in the Republican party are the ones that dominate," Terry Kappel of McHenry writes in a letter to the editor.
This 1860s building helped create Rock Falls. Yes, it looks terrible. Busted windows, rusty metal, broken, stained and crumbling bricks, but underneath all of that, the reinforced concrete bones of this building were built to last forever.
"As the owner of two large dogs who walk the neighborhood every day, I find myself increasing disappointed that many other walkers of dogs 'forget' to clean up after their charges," Helene K. Kraus of Crystal Lake writes in a letter to the editor.