Columns
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Time to end affirmative action for males in college admissions?Jul 14, 2023 1:00 am - Last month in the case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed use of race as a factor in college admissions decisions. Isn't it time, t...
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Cocaine in the White HouseJul 14, 2023 1:00 am - In his memoir "Beautiful Things," Hunter Biden writes about the time he left his wallet in a rental car where he also left drug paraphernalia and white-powder residue. A...
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Neighbors in the News: Arlington Heights nurse receives prestigious DAISY awardJul 13, 2023 6:00 am - • Registered Nurse Kathleen Sciacca of Arlington Heights-based Center of Illinois Home Healthcare, Inc., was honored with the DAISY Foundation's DAISY Award for Extraord...
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Columnist Jim Slusher: What would have happened at Northwestern without those news reports?Jul 13, 2023 1:00 am - By Jim Slusher jslusher@dailyherald.com It is indisputable that publicity complicates leaders' decision making, but that doesn't have to mean it leads to bad decisions. ...
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Supreme Court rejects liberal arguments based on liesJul 13, 2023 1:00 am - "This is not a normal court." So said President Joe Biden as the Supreme Court was handing down its rulings in big cases decided since its current term began last Octobe...
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Steppenwolf co-founder Jeff Perry discusses collaborating on revival of Pinter's 'No Man's Land'Jul 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Since they last appeared together 22 years ago in Steppenwolf Theatre's production of "Uncle Vanya," ensemble members Jeff Perry and Austin Pendleton have been looking f...
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Finding a standout slaw is a feat for a true connoisseurJul 12, 2023 6:00 am - There are more cabbage slaws than any other in my salad recipe collection. I love cabbage slaw, especially creamy, mayonnaise-based slaw. Oil and vinegar slaws come in a...
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Sound check: Have a ball with Heather Headley at RaviniaJul 12, 2023 6:00 am - Shallow Side Power-rock with a sometimes darker bent, Alabama-based Shallow Side brings its new single, "You're the Reason," to the Western suburbs for a show at the WC ...
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Raspberries are in season - here are three ways to prepare themJul 12, 2023 6:00 am - Raspberry season is upon us. Although you can buy raspberries year-round, out-of-season fruit is typically grown in Mexico or Chile. Even in-season raspberries in the gr...
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Jim O'Donnell: A minority of one - without more complete facts, Pat Fitzgerald is being railroadedJul 12, 2023 1:00 am - IN A FORUM AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, Ted Koppel told host Marvin Kalb, "We're so enchanted with our ability to be fast that I think we've sometimes lost connection wit...