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Dear Editor,
I’m no attorney, but I’ve been learning fast. I contacted a group in Peoria County that is currently fighting two separate wind turbine projects. One question that was asked of …
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4/6/26
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Dear Editor,
In the first 220 years of America’s national life, the government went from zero national indebtedness to an astounding $5 trillion. In the recent seven years, that eye-popping …
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4/6/26
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Dear Editor,
In response to Dan Mulch’s comments opposing wind turbines in our area, I want to be clear: on my own land, I believe I should be able to use it as I see fit. Looking back, when …
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To the Editor,
As our community weighs the proposed Shoals Renewables Project, we must look past the sales pitches and examine the cold financial reality of the nearby Lotus Wind project in …
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4/6/26
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Dear Editor,
When I purchased my home on S. O'Bannon Street in Raymond, I inherited something unexpected. The previous owner was a 90 year old veteran who tended this land with …
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by Islawren Woods
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3/30/26
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Dear Editor,
My Name is Rachel Treece and I live in Raymond, Illinois. I’m concerned as Pattern Energy’s “The Shoals” wind project continues to move forward just outside our …
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by Rachel Treece
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3/23/26
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Dear Editor,
Is history about to repeat itself?
Our World War II veterans and history say Germany was the most powerful country at the time Hitler became drunk with power and …
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by Paul Hemken
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3/23/26
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Dear Editor,
For nearly 100 years, my family has called Montgomery County home. As the fourth generation farming our land, I've watched us face droughts, floods, market swings and …
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by Heath Houck
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3/16/26
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To the Editor,
My name is Jason Goby. My family farms in Montgomery County and I am writing to firmly oppose the Shoals Renewables wind turbine project proposed by Pattern Energy in …
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by Jason Goby
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3/16/26
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Dear Editor,
The media landscape is changing and it's not for the better. Media consolidation has resulted in independent newsrooms - print, digital, and broadcast alike - becoming …
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by Jake Leonard
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3/16/26
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Dear Editor,
Below is my Public Comment given to the Montgomery County full board on March 10.
Thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight at this county board meeting. My name is Dionne …
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by Dionne and Ken Manzer
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3/16/26
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Dear Editor,
I did some research on the Internet and gathered a lot of useful information which I shall share here. At turbine height (older turbines), the average wind speed in Montgomery County …
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by Mike Maccanelli
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3/16/26
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Dear Editor,
No Kings?
When the no kings protest started, I wasn’t sure what they were about. I eventually found out that most of them don't like Trump and that is what it is all about. …
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by Stan Huber
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3/16/26
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To the Editor,
In recent letters to the editor, writers have voiced concern about the impact wind farms will have on the rural atmosphere and lifestyle of county citizenery.
Everyone in the …
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by Bill Schroeder
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3/16/26
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Dear Editor,
Montgomery County is a rural farming community built by wonderful families who have passed their farms down from one generation to the next. Many have invested their …
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by Sunny Rosenthal
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3/9/26
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Dear Editor,
Since the turn of the century, homes and businesses have invested in their own forms of power generation. Mostly, it has been solar panels. Wind generators, those monstrous …
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by Russ Beason
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3/9/26
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Dear Editor,
Have we ever witnessed a political party, “The Left” that is so afraid our elected president will continue to succeed? Their stance was made embarrassingly clear at President …
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by Thomas Robbins
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3/9/26
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Dear Editor,
As a Montgomery County resident trying to raise my family in our rural home, I’m deeply alarmed by Pattern Energy’s “The Shoals Renewables” project.
This …
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3/2/26
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Dear Editor,
I saw a brave general make a speech to a fellow officer. He said they took an oath to protect the Constitution of the United States, not a tyrant or a want-to-be …
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2/23/26
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Dear Editor,
Last Tuesday, Feb. 10, I was a rich man - until I realized I was about to become a victim of a sophisticated scam. Then I became an angry man; hopefully, my story will …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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2/17/26
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