Opinion Stories from April 1, 2020 (Change date)
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Unbreakable resilience helps us overcome poison of pessimismApr 02, 2020 10:10 am - Look around with open eyes. It is not too hard to see the power of resilience in nature pushing up like the crocus, tulips in spring. Spring 2020 is a challenging time ...
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Editorial: Governor, when it comes to Fair Maps, democracy needs youApr 02, 2020 7:20 pm - Given the other things on our minds, it is hard for any of us to turn our attention these days to Illinois' sorry practice of gerrymandering, and it feels particularly u...
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COVID-19 and our clean drinking waterApr 02, 2020 7:04 am - The coronavirus pandemic is a stark reminder of how interconnected we are as a people, despite geographic or cultural boundaries. It's an example of how seriously we mus...
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The strengths we need to defeat virusApr 02, 2020 7:04 am - Our U.S. political and medical leaders are telling us that we are fighting a real war against the coronavirus. I agree that it is a new kind of war. In WWll and in Vietn...
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Let's get a mighty mayor, not a vanquished senator, for VPApr 02, 2020 8:53 am - The novel coronavirus has made clear who in this country actually runs things. It should be, and occasionally is, the president. But in this instance, President Donald T...
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Editorial: Fair Maps Amendment a good move for minority communitiesApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois' minority communities have long been skeptical of the movement to change the way the state's legislative districts are drawn. That skepticism springs from conce...
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We keep passing along our fiscal garbageApr 02, 2020 7:04 am - The trillions of dollars of government spending we are cheering are going to have to be repaid at some point in the future. With our encouragement, our politicians love ...
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Thank you, helpersApr 02, 2020 7:05 am - I just want to say thank you to all the first responders. They are working hard and taking a risk every day to help others. I also want to add to the list the essential ...
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Praise for Postal ServiceApr 02, 2020 7:04 am - I would like to offer special praise to the men and women of the United States Postal Service. In times of pandemic, these individuals continue to demonstrate normalcy a...
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Government's evolving role in fighting crisesApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - "So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." This quotation is from the First Inaugural Address of President Fran...
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