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Letters: Decisions to keep Donald Trump off presidential primary ballots in two states should be upheld
Neither an army of Trump supporters nor an army of poll-obsessed pundits can be allowed to trump the rule of law.
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Letters: The US is responsible for the mass migration out of Venezuela
I find it all too convenient for Donald Trump and the GOP to use the border security crisis as a rallying cry on their campaign trails.
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Letters: Let voters decide whether Donald Trump is fit to be president again
Hasn’t Maine’s secretary of state exceeded her authority by finding that Donald Trump is not qualified to be included on the state’s Republican presidential primary ballot?
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Letters: Biden administration should finalize rules to end menthol in cigarettes and flavored cigars
Ending the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars will save the lives of many Cook County residents.
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Letters: The United States needs to insist on a cease-fire
Will the U.S. accept this opportunity to bring lasting peace and security to the region?
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Letters: The effect of the Colorado Supreme Court decision on Donald Trump
The Colorado Supreme Court decision that disqualifies Donald Trump from running as a presidential candidate in the state is historically significant.
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Letters: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has to go
Israelis need to find a way to get rid of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Letters: We need strong bipartisan legislation to finally start dealing with our immigration issues
How many times have you heard or read the words, “President Joe Biden is soft on the border” or “Donald Trump’s border policies are inhumane”?
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Letters: US Rep. Sean Casten needs to call for a lasting cease-fire
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten’s op-ed in the Dec. 22 Tribune is stunningly tone-deaf.
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Letters: Bring an end to the billions of dollars in fossil fuel subsidies in the US
We can all be more hopeful if our tax money is used to support our environment to make it more resilient.
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Letters: Christmas can be a time of reflection in this fragile world
Our world is truly in need of reflection of our spiritual lives.
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Letters: Disgraced former Ald. Edward Burke still has time for repentance
There is still time for Burke to recognize before whom he stands and write another chapter in the story of his life.
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Letters: As recent actions at the University of Chicago remind us, free speech comes with responsibility
Campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war demand that universities uphold an environment of free expression while enforcing policies that prevent serious disruption.
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Letters: The city is rising to meet the moment for migrants and Palestinians. What about state, federal leaders?
Instead of being relocated quietly with dignity, my Venezuelan cousins have been made a spectacle by our bigoted federal government.
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Letters: Only one side wants peace in the tensions between Israelis and Palestinians
Based on 75 years of evidence, only one side — the Israelis — actually want a two-state solution.
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Letters: US must work toward a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Humanitarian aid depends on it.
The United States must lead in getting a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war much like we did in the Middle East conflict of 1956.
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Letters: NAACP state director’s awful remarks about migrants are antithetical to humane leadership
How effective is the NAACP or any organization to have, as its voice, a spokesperson who labels another vulnerable minority group as “savages"?
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Letters: Chicago wants to fix something that isn’t broken — selective enrollment schools
As a graduate of one of these high schools, I can attest that making these institutions open admissions would be a disastrous act of self-sabotage.
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Letters: The Bears stink because other teams spend their money better
The Bears don’t stink because the Packers and Chiefs outspend them. They stink because every other team spends their money better.
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Letters: Chicago police officers should be more visible
A visible police officer is far more of a police presence than a squad car sitting there.
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Letters: Never has Columbia College contemplated turning into a for-profit school
Never has the administration contemplated, as union leadership claims, turning Columbia College Chicago into a for-profit school
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Letters: Chicago needs a better program to address idling trucks and cars
Chicago needs a program to address idling violations like the one New York City adopted, whereby residents send videos of idling vehicles to the city
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Letters: Op-ed about Illinois’ gerrymandered district map distorts the data
Republican voters in Illinois were simply were given more opportunities to vote for their party than Democratic voters.
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Letters: Is Joe Biden the best Democratic presidential candidate for 2024?
Mr. President, if there are 50 other Democrats who could very well defeat Trump, why, at almost age 82, are you running?
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Letters: Considering the backlash against Israel, where is the outrage over horrifying conflicts elsewhere?
Readers’ responses to Seph Mozes’ op-ed echo the wide disparity in public reaction to Israel.
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Letters: Professor fails to condemn Hamas and acknowledge threats to Jewish students on campuses
I expect she is well aware of the complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
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Letters: Does DePaul have the potential to create a basketball powerhouse and be the pride of Chicago?
Do we really need to wait every three years for something exciting to happen off the court, let alone on the court, at DePaul?
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Letters: Columbia College faculty members’ op-ed undermines adjuncts’ fight for a fair contract
Their lack of solidarity and comprehension of the issues at their own institution is shameful.
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Letters: Response to Oct. 7 by Netanyahu and his right-wing government has been grossly disproportionate
One can support Israel but at the same time be horrified at the gross disproportionality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government’s response.
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Letters: Hamas is the one that made the war with Israel happen
Israel has no duty to live under constant violent attack.