George Will, a conservative journalist in the Federalist camp, writes a 750-word weekly column. He said on a CBS News Sunday Morning segment that if you don’t like to argue, you are un-American. This opinion section of the paper encourages the arguing of an idea. To do so is to utilize the absolute and most important rights in the First Amendment — Freedom of Speech and Press.

Recently I had the opportunity to ask people at the Goose Lake Prairie’s Cabin Festival how they heard of it. Most said local papers and many said the Joliet Herald. Being a frequent writer, I pointed to my name tag and asked if they read my submittals. All but one did but unfortunately they all said they almost always agreed. I couldn’t get a response on what they disagreed with — darn it! One lady has become a recent submitter – I recognized her name when she signed the register – because she had become frustrated with some letters another regular had written. I was glad she had exercised her constitutional right. I wish we had had more time to exercise our Freedom of Assembly.

Thank you to the Herald on printing even the wackiest, wrongheaded opinions. They may try to keep the more vicious personal abuses out and hope others will present accurate and factual rebuttals. Fake facts need to be rebutted because some readers may believe even the most outrageous ones as the lady rebutted.