Letters to the Editor

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- A CRITIQUE OF THE CRITIQUE It is the job of a reviewer to “call ’em like they see ’em.” We cannot, however, let this article, which uses its brief eight paragraphs to seemingly accuse […]

THE CRIME OF EXISTING About one month on, Rev. Eric Hansen now says he was talking about the case of 16-year-old Abbigail Wheeler, who will be speaking at a press conference sponsored by the right-wing Illinois Freedom Caucus, and thus claims vindication (“Spreading fear about transgender people,” June 8). But when you read the complaint […]

NO AUTHORITY I just read the article about Bishop Thomas Paprocki’s defense of the Ugandan government’s position on homosexuality (“Bishop Paprocki defends Ugandan government,” June 22). This article comes on the heels of the Illinois Attorney General’s report on sexual abuse in the church.  I am a lifelong Catholic, but when it comes to moral […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- HELP HABITAT Thanks for the great article describing our local Habitat for Humanity chapter (“Habitat helps families, one homebuyer at a time,” June 8). Habitat for Humanity – Sangamon County was started at First […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- PAY-TO-PLAY PERSISTS After reading the article “Capital Area Realtors opposes registration for Landlords” (June 15), I came away frustrated, disgusted, disappointed and not at all surprised. It was a smoke-and-mirrors act for the Capital […]

THE REAL PREDATORS I think people are making a huge deal out of something that has so far remained a hypothetical (“Spreading fear about transgender people,” June 8). I wish people would get so passionate about removing people who actually abuse kids from positions of power, especially youth pastors, pastors and priests – patterns of […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. POLITICAL GAMES It’s incredibly disappointing that a political game is being played with our library (“Fired library managers speak out,” May 25). The morale there already seems low, and I can only imagine how damaging […]

IT FITS As the Division Chief of Operations for the Springfield Fire Department, I worked closely with the apparatus committee and oversaw the project to purchase new equipment, including the firetruck that is supposedly too tall to fit under the viaduct near the main fire station (“A controversial purchase,” May 18). There are always two […]

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS Was this article meant to be journalism or just act as a mouthpiece (“New mayor makes appointments,” May 11)? There are so many unanswered questions that myself, and I would hope other residents, would like answered. I was hoping Scott Reeder would ask some follow-up questions to Mayor Misty Buscher, but it seems […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- AMBULANCE SERVICES ARE CAPABLE Firefighters currently assist the paramedics on ambulances when there is a serious enough need to have more hands on board (“Ambulance arguments,” May 4). The level of care does not […]

DOING BETTER Reading about how our community comes together to support one another, in the midst of difficult times, brings hope that better times lie ahead (“The micropantry movement,” May 4). Springfield is extremely fortunate to have community leaders and volunteers who make certain that we are doing better by each other each and every […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- BETTER SOLUTION? As the owner of a farm in Christian County, I have been watching closely the carbon capture debate (“A pause on the pipeline,” April 27). Carbon capture is somewhat of an unknown, […]