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Dear Editor,
I attended the Noem Go Home rally in front of the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield on May 7, along with a State Police-estimated 300 other people. For the record, …
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by Lisa Ervin, Hillsboro
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5/12/25
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Dear Editor,
I have lost count how many times . . . and how many communities, including Hillsboro . . . I have stood with other citizens, American flag in hand over the last 20 years …
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by Rod Stewart
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5/5/25
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Dear Editor,
In regards to the Letters to the Editor in the Monday, April 28, 2025, Journal-News: yes, let’s just leave all the illegal immigrants alone.
Let’s let …
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by Thomas Robbins
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5/5/25
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Dear Editor,
For decades, I have listened to many people in the area stridently argue the Second Amendment clearly bestows the right of gun ownership with the phrase “keep and …
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by Lisa Ervin, Hillsboro
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4/28/25
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Dear editor,
That the Supreme Court is even entertaining arguments questioning birthright citizenship should give all of us a great deal of anxiety.
While it is true that the …
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by Michael Collins, Hillsboro
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4/28/25
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Dear Editor,
In context, this is my full statement I read at the Hillsboro City Council meeting on April 15 during our ‘Mayor and Commissioner Reports.’
On a …
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by Tommy Justison
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4/21/25
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Dear Editor,
From the very first stages of the establishment of the Deer Run Mine, the concerns of the community have been given little consequence or just ignored. Starting with the …
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by William Schroeder
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4/21/25
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Dear Editor,
According to the Center for Disease Control, 41 percent of women and 26 percent of men in the United States have reported being impacted by sexual violence, physical …
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by Lisa Ervin
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4/14/25
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At the Informal Conference held by Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) on March 19, residents and county officials spoke out against proposed revisions to Hillsboro Energy’s Deer …
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4/7/25
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Dear community members,
I grew up on a farm in southeastern Bond County. The family farm was literally one-half mile from the Fayette County line and three miles from the Clinton County line. It …
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4/7/25
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To the editor,
The Montgomery County Budget is over $30 million and the County operates under rules of accountability to properly handle those funds that come to it by taxes, grants, …
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by Russ Beason
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3/31/25
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To the Editor,
Journalism shaped my Hillsboro family – four generations of Bliss – and my 36-year career as editor and publisher of The Montgomery County News and as a …
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by Nancy Slepika
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3/24/25
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Dear Editor:
In Montgomery County, political affiliation is entrenched in most families as deeply as religion. A Democrat can no more persuade a Republican to change views than a Muslim can …
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by Lisa Ervin
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3/24/25
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We the undersigned, wish to publicly announce our support for Kevin Schott in his candidacy for Litchfield Alderman, 3rd Ward. Having known Kevin for many years, we can attest that he is a smart, …
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3/24/25
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To Taylor Springs Voters:
I was approached by many concerned citizens about running for Village President; and after consideration for the residents, I decided to run in this election. A …
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by Warren Hall
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3/24/25
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Schools are still in session and school buses are still on the move. These buses are carrying a precious cargo: our children. Each day, parents watch their children board that big yellow bus in the …
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by Bob Witter
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3/17/25
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Dear Editor,
I’m really amazed at the “logic” in the letter from Lisa Ervin in the March 10 paper. She must be equating trying to end the war between Russia and Ukraine as …
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by Marcia Salisbury
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3/17/25
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To the editor,
The most vulnerable members of our society are children, pregnant women and the elderly. Many in this population get their medical care partly or wholly from Medicaid. …
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by Jerome Epplin, MD
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3/17/25
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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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