"I thought a long time about the need for more DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) and how our leaders in government can help us care more about each other and how we can find out who the bad people are," Dan Parker of McHenry writes in a letter to the editor.



"On behalf of Mercyhealth, I would like to express my gratitude to our 1,861 nurses during National Nurses Week, May 6-12," Kara Sankey, Mercyhealth chief nursing officer and vice president of operations, writes in a letter to the editor.