'Hands Off' protests deserved more prominence in the Sun-Times
On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of patriotic Americans all over the country participated in the "Hands Off" protests and demonstrated against the Trump administration's authoritarian tendencies and ill thought-out economic plans that are hurting people. There were reportedly 30,000 people at the Chicago protest, some 2,000 people in Arlington Heights and thousands of others participating in communities in other parts of the nation. That means millions of people participated.
The next day, the Sun-Times, which I consider to be the "paper of the people," buried the story on Page 22. What happened? Why did you lose your focus on the people?
John W. Simmons, Arlington Heights
Protesters voices were minimized by story placement
More than 30,000 people gathered at Daley Plaza. Thousands more gathered in suburban locations. Millions of people gathered across the country and across the world. And the Sun Times thought it was a good idea to publish the story on Page 22 and 23? That makes no sense.
I was frankly shocked to see that a newspaper that considers itself populist would bury such an important and historic story so far inside the Sunday paper. I expected the Sun-Times to do better, and I'm very disappointed that the paper chose to minimize the voices of so many of us who want to take a stand to support our country and our Constitution.
Jean Lachowicz, Lake View
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‘Shame’ to bury protest coverage
Several million Americans across all 50 states protested the current administration's policies Saturday, including tens of thousands in Chicago and several suburbs. And the Sun-Times buried the story on page 22. What a shame.
Jon Ziomek, Evanston
Weak clapback
The Republican response to the "Hands Off" rallies is so ridiculous, it's laughable. Particularly absurd is the suggestion that tens of thousands of protesters were paid actors. Can't they come up with something more reasonable? Or something constructive for a change?
Joyce Porter, Oak Park
Loyal to the Sun-Times
I just want you to know that many of my friends and I here in Lake Forest frequently comment on how much we still enjoy the Sun-Times, even after some recent understandable staff reductions, given the times. A few of us are former South Siders who appreciate the local Chicago news coverage, warts and all, and we all enjoy the terrific sports section, from the complete and excellent coverage of local teams, the up-to-date reporting on yesterday’s games, the variety of opinion columns and the weekend television listing of all sports events.
Congratulations and keep up the good work!
Bob Karlblom. Lake Forest
Trump fiddles while U.S. burns
Donald Trump is a modern-day Nero.
Mike Sienkowski, Tinley Park