Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Herald and Review.
Instead of securing a cannabis dispensary that could generate a significant amount of money for the city, the city council has, once again, decided to raise our property taxes and water bills.
The one thing we can be sure of, every time we get a Social Security raise, the government comes along and takes it.
No small wonder everyone has moved to Bloomington with multiple amenities. or, out of state.
Teresa Maple, Decatur
Was it the gun? Was it the person holding the gun? Will taking away my gun solve the problem? Is the car/truck being driven by a drunk or high on drugs driver at fault? Was the fatality the driver's fault? Will taking away my car/truck solve the problem?
Perhaps frustration from watching criminals go free (as shooter takes matters into his own hands to even the score).
Many shootings are drug-related or your ticket to join a gang. Maybe to get money to buy drugs. Many are "disrespected" issues, copycat and low esteem (to get attention). Violent video games that are popular suggest this is how to even the score. All the media attention certainly attractive to some.
Our founding fathers wrote the Second Amendment for a good reason - to protect citizens from the government.
Russia in 1929 took away citizen's guns. 20 Million defenseless people were killed between 1929 and 1953.
Hitler disarmed the German citizens in 1938. 13 million Jews, LBGQ, the mentally ill, anyone opposing Hitler (defenseless) were killed from 1939-1945.
Communist China disarmed their citizens and millions have been killed. Even today, defenseless Falum Gong (religious) are killed to harvest anyone for transplants.
Look at any nation that disarms low abiding citizens - are they safe?
Suggest we stop flow of drugs, let the police arrest criminals, demand lawyers and judges jail the guilty. Treat the mentally ill. Hold lawyers and judges responsible for crimes committed by people they let go.
Sharon Dunbar, Princeville
In a 69-38 partisan vote, Springfield Democrats passed the Electric Vehicle Charging Act (EVCA), forcing the construction of all new single-family homes to have the infrastructure needed for an electric vehicle charging station. Large multifamily residential buildings must “have 100% of its total parking spaces EV-capable.”
The entire state of Illinois will be paying for this when less than 1% of cars on the road are electric vehicles (50,000 out of about 68,000 EVs are registered in Chicago and the collar counties). But never mind that. In fact, there is not even one EV charger to be found on the Springfield capitol’s campus.
Most hard-working Illinoisans can’t even afford an electric vehicle, but they are the ones who will be punished by this tyrannical new law. Non-compliance will result in fines and who knows what else once the EVCA meat hooks sink in.
With the Pritzker regime’s big totalitarian boot now placed firmly in the door, you can be sure they will kick it wide open. Like your gas stove? Your gas-powered lawn mower? Planning on buying a used car for your college kid? Forget about it. They’ll be coming after all of it next. And you can be sure that none of the rules will apply to them.
Illinois State Rep. Brad Halbrook, Shelbyville
We, the undersigned members of the Illinois General Assembly, are expressing our support of the extension of the "Invest in Kids" scholarship fund. This is a shared priority of both caucuses which benefits the education of underprivileged children.
We look forward to the program being extended.
State Rep. Dan Caulkins and 31 other signators
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Instead of securing a cannabis dispensary that could generate a significant amount of money for the city, the city council has, once again, decided to raise our property taxes and water bills.
The one thing we can be sure of, every time we get a Social Security raise, the government comes along and takes it.
No small wonder everyone has moved to Bloomington with multiple amenities. or, out of state.
Teresa Maple, Decatur
Was it the gun? Was it the person holding the gun? Will taking away my gun solve the problem? Is the car/truck being driven by a drunk or high on drugs driver at fault? Was the fatality the driver's fault? Will taking away my car/truck solve the problem?
Perhaps frustration from watching criminals go free (as shooter takes matters into his own hands to even the score).
Many shootings are drug-related or your ticket to join a gang. Maybe to get money to buy drugs. Many are "disrespected" issues, copycat and low esteem (to get attention). Violent video games that are popular suggest this is how to even the score. All the media attention certainly attractive to some.
Our founding fathers wrote the Second Amendment for a good reason - to protect citizens from the government.
Russia in 1929 took away citizen's guns. 20 Million defenseless people were killed between 1929 and 1953.
Hitler disarmed the German citizens in 1938. 13 million Jews, LBGQ, the mentally ill, anyone opposing Hitler (defenseless) were killed from 1939-1945.
Communist China disarmed their citizens and millions have been killed. Even today, defenseless Falum Gong (religious) are killed to harvest anyone for transplants.
Look at any nation that disarms low abiding citizens - are they safe?
Suggest we stop flow of drugs, let the police arrest criminals, demand lawyers and judges jail the guilty. Treat the mentally ill. Hold lawyers and judges responsible for crimes committed by people they let go.
Sharon Dunbar, Princeville
In a 69-38 partisan vote, Springfield Democrats passed the Electric Vehicle Charging Act (EVCA), forcing the construction of all new single-family homes to have the infrastructure needed for an electric vehicle charging station. Large multifamily residential buildings must “have 100% of its total parking spaces EV-capable.”
The entire state of Illinois will be paying for this when less than 1% of cars on the road are electric vehicles (50,000 out of about 68,000 EVs are registered in Chicago and the collar counties). But never mind that. In fact, there is not even one EV charger to be found on the Springfield capitol’s campus.
Most hard-working Illinoisans can’t even afford an electric vehicle, but they are the ones who will be punished by this tyrannical new law. Non-compliance will result in fines and who knows what else once the EVCA meat hooks sink in.
With the Pritzker regime’s big totalitarian boot now placed firmly in the door, you can be sure they will kick it wide open. Like your gas stove? Your gas-powered lawn mower? Planning on buying a used car for your college kid? Forget about it. They’ll be coming after all of it next. And you can be sure that none of the rules will apply to them.
Illinois State Rep. Brad Halbrook, Shelbyville
We, the undersigned members of the Illinois General Assembly, are expressing our support of the extension of the "Invest in Kids" scholarship fund. This is a shared priority of both caucuses which benefits the education of underprivileged children.
We look forward to the program being extended.
State Rep. Dan Caulkins and 31 other signators
