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Dear Editor,
Members of my family have served in the military since the Civil War. They earned Purple Hearts and Bronze Stars to end slavery, stop the Nazis and hold back Communism. …
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3/10/25
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Since the inauguration, there have been several opinions expressed in The Journal-News by letters and guest writers. These days in late February have been a heady change from the recent past, …
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3/3/25
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Dear Editor,
Hillsboro Energy’s Deer Run Mine has submitted an application to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to modify their Permit 424, involving a large coal slurry …
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2/24/25
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Dear Editor:
I read the two letters to the Editor in the Feb. 10 edition of your paper. I must say that Ms. Slepicka and Mr. O’Neill must only watch and read the “lame” media …
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by Marcia Sailsbury
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2/18/25
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Dear Editor,
I received this letter for the year 2025 Partners in Ministry.
A storm is coming. Batten down the hatches!
We are headed into a season of intense …
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by Agnes Huber
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2/18/25
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Dear Editor
It was so nice to see my classmates, Nancy and Jim, are doing well and posed questions in their “letters to the editor” that I feel I can answer. They may not …
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by Dale L. Dankoski
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2/18/25
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Dear Editor,
This letter is in regard to the quarter-page ad entitled Hitler’s Dictators’ Playbook published in the Jan. 30, 2025 edition of The Journal-News .
The …
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2/3/25
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Dear Editor,
This letter is being written to raise awareness of the request by Hillsboro Energy LLC to increase the earth dam height of the coal refuse site adjacent to the town of …
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1/21/25
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Dear Editor,
We moved to Irving from Granite City in 1996. Doug had built an airplane, but there was no hangar space in our area. The closest place was Hillsboro Airport. They had space, then by …
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1/8/25
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Dear Editor,
Until now, I have been uncharacteristically silent concerning the Wooded Acreage Assessment issue because, as the old folk excuse goes, “I have no dog in this …
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1/6/25
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Dear Editor,
Montgomery County has become quite appealing to outside entities that see it as a dumping ground for dangerous material, unwanted at its point of origin.
Parts of …
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by Bill Schroeder
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12/30/24
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Dear Editor,
As taxpayers, we deserve better from the Montgomery County Assessment Office than what we have experienced since the retirement of former Supervisor of Assessments Ray …
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by Brandi Lentz
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12/30/24
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Dear Editor,
Christmas Day is fast approaching. If we left it up to the commercial world, it would be three months long. If we left it up to the Christans, it would be 12 months, 24 …
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by Maxine McElroy
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12/23/24
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Dear Editor,
Montgomery County is going to see huge new stresses on local roads, air quality and daily life. Deer Run Mine will be sending coal trucks to Springfield and possibly …
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by Mary Ellen DeClue
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12/23/24
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Dear Editor,
Fastflo in Hillsboro had the honor of doing 30 oil changes for veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, for only the price of the oil filter. We could not have accomplished this without …
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11/18/24
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Dear Editor,
Thank you for consideration. The system is broken. We are a government of checks and balances. The desperate need for this format could not be more obvious than it is right …
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by Megan Beeler, Raymond
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11/12/24
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To the Editor,
Community support was again on display during the flea market, bake sale and vendor fair held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26, at The Lodge on Main in Hillsboro. The event …
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11/4/24
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Dear Editor,
The ninth Annual DAR trivia night is happening on Nov. 9. This event is the major fund raiser for the Christiana Tillson Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the …
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11/4/24
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We the undersigned, wish to publicly announce our support for Bryant “Butch” Hitchings in his candidacy for Montgomery County. Resident Circuit Judge. Having known Bryant for many years, …
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10/28/24
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Dear Editor,
I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the Montgomery County Assessor's recent decision to reclassify properties under the Wooded Acreage Classification for the 2024 …
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10/21/24
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