Opinion Stories from May 19, 2020
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Illinois Editorial Roundup:
May 19, 2020 3:07 PM - Here are excerpts of editorials from newspapers around Illinois May 18, 2020
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Editorial Roundup:
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What is motivation for destroying economy?May 19, 2020 7:51 AM - A Lake Barrington letter to the editor: The Illinois governor has arbitrarily decided to tie the economic recovery of our state to a test result positivity rate of less than 20%.
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Focus on spendingMay 19, 2020 7:51 AM - A Schaumburg letter to the editor: A letter in the Monday, May 11, Daily Herald called for the assessor's office of Cook County to lower assessments during the hard financial times caused by COVID-19.
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What's different this time?May 19, 2020 7:51 AM - A St. Charles letter to the editor: As a young adult, I lived through two pandemics, H2N2 (Asian flu) 1957-58 and H3N2 (Hong Kong Flu) 1968-69. In 1957 when the U.S. population was 172 million, that virus caused 116,000 American deaths.
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Whistle blower's messageMay 19, 2020 7:51 AM - A Palatine letter to the editor: I just listened to the testimony by "whistleblower" Dr. Bright, outstanding scientist, honest and unbelievably concerned about the well-being of this country, who was fired for telling the truth.
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Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon
May 19, 2020 1:00 AM - Today's Daily Herald Opinion page editorial cartoon -
Bill Barr, champion of justice
May 19, 2020 1:00 AM - Columnist Debra J. Saunders: "Governments that use the enormous power of law enforcement to punish their enemies and reward their allies are not constitutional republics; they are autocracies," noted a letter signed by more than 2,000 former federal prosecutors calling for Attorney General Bill Barr to resign because he wants to drop a criminal charge against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Mike Flynn. Be glad these folks are former and not current prosecutors. -
Stigma and mental health in the time of coronavirus
May 19, 2020 1:00 AM - Guest columnist Sara Stoy: What we are experiencing right now is scary and confusing. It is temporarily and permanently life changing. It brings to light the range of humanity's character; the best to worst behaviors exemplified in ourselves, our communities, and our government.
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