Opinion Stories from November 5, 2018 (Change date)
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Why Trump can't order an end to birthright citizenshipNov 05, 2018 1:00 am - On Oct. 30, Donald Trump announced that he would end the "ridiculous" birthright citizenship for children born of noncitizens on U.S. soil. To achieve that end, Trump st...
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Consider climate when votingDec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - Thank you Daily Herald for the editorial titled "Our world is worth trying to save" citing the ridiculous report that the Trump administration is using to support the re...
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Order to shoot unarmed immigrants would be illegalNov 05, 2018 10:29 am - In the military, a soldier is required to obey all lawful orders or that soldier is subject to a court-martial. However, a soldier is not required to obey an unlawful or...
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Experts, not instinct, should guide policyNov 05, 2018 10:29 am - My mother tells me she has been diagnosed with late Stage Three breast cancer. What if she reassures me there is nothing to worry about because she knows someone who "ha...
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Why 100-year-old group more relevant than everNov 05, 2018 10:29 am - From health care to immigration, there is much at stake for the average Illinois voter. Enter the League of Women Voters, one of the nation's oldest and most respected c...
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Why we should say no to recreational marijuanaNov 05, 2018 10:29 am - The stark truth is that both tobacco and marijuana have damaging effects, yet cigarette smoking is vilified while smoking marijuana is being marketed as harmless. In 201...
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Self-driving cars are a dangerous wasteNov 07, 2018 2:40 pm - There is talk and even action as the big car companies try to catch up in the race to introduce self-driving cars now. The question is what is the purpose of it? Who rea...
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We must demand better from leaders than hatredNov 05, 2018 10:29 am - Abraham Lincoln said, "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and loose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." I'm afraid we a...
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A movie that will change hearts and mindsNov 07, 2018 2:37 pm - Thank you to the Addison Marcus Theater for showing the Gosnell movie. This is a true story of Kermit Gosnell, an abortion doctor, who is serving several life sentences ...
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If we act now, we can ease climate changeNov 07, 2018 2:38 pm - Lost amid the carnival sideshow that is now Washington, D.C., was the release of a 500-page environmental impact statement in which the Trump administration made an amaz...
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