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Opinion Stories from April 30, 2020 (Change date)

Keeping it clean: Illinois' chance to improve our environment

By Joel Levin and Philip Jones Guest columnists
May 01, 2020 11:59 am - Good news is as precious as gold these days, so with Earth Day just behind us, we want to report this positive piece of information: air pollution levels have plummeted ...
Slusher: How many coronavirus deaths would you deem to be unacceptable?

By Jim Slusher
May 09, 2020 8:36 am - I am alone in my kitchen, trying to load glasses from the evening meal in the open dishwasher and choking back sobs. My wife sits under amber light at the dining table ...
Keep health-care foundation strong

Apr 30, 2020 8:23 am - Like all Americans, I agree, it is important to remember the health care workers who are in direct contact with patients every day. We also need to remember the foundati...
A mayor's foresight

Apr 30, 2020 8:23 am - Hats off to Elgin Mayor David Kaptain's foresight to create an alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients. Thanks, too, for the Illinois Army National Guard to have c...
Even in pandemic, all branches must work

Apr 30, 2020 8:23 am - In the middle of this pandemic, there is nothing as important as ensuring our institutions continue to function, even if it's via video. Because of the stay at home orde...
Fix the pension system

Apr 30, 2020 8:23 am - Kudos to the Daily Herald for its "Our View" article in the April 22 Opinion section and also to Adam Schuster in his later "Guest view" article regarding the purpose fo...
Columnist's concern is his own bottom line

Apr 30, 2020 8:23 am - At first I was surprised at the depth of the racist stereotyping in Armstrong Williams' column "A virus before the virus," but then again, not so much. Oddly, Williams, ...
Fair Maps feedback

Apr 30, 2020 8:23 am - On March 30th I wrote that I was going to contact my state legislators concerning the Fair Maps Amendment. Here is what happened: My state senator, and Fair Maps support...
Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon

Apr 30, 2020 1:00 am - Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon ...
Yes, previous presidents did work on pandemics

Apr 30, 2020 8:23 am - In a recent letter to the editor, Bobbie Mignin writes that the president deserves support and not blame for his pandemic response and asks, "Why didn't those previous p...

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