Columns
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Trump's latest invitation to universitiesOct 07, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Gaza peace plan has promise, but also many challengesOct 07, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: While the American plan for peace in Gaza offers a glimmer of hope, without men of good will and vision the chance for peace could, sadly, once again end in tears
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 6?Oct 06, 2025 10:47 am - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances in Week 6.
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How far we haven’t comeOct 06, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Tom Montgomery Fate:
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‘Reform or ruin’: The choice facing American democracyOct 05, 2025 2:44 pm - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel: We pride ourselves on the American democracy established by ratification of the Constitution in 1788. But as great as that achievement was, the Founders left the job unfinished.
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The area’s top football players are separating themselves from the packOct 05, 2025 2:29 pm - We now have two-thirds of the IHSA football regular season in the books. Today let's revisit some key names who have emerged as Daily Herald-area Player of the Year candidates.
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Word to lawmakers: Slow down, consider impact of energy legislationOct 05, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois stands at a critical crossroads when it comes to our energy future. Businesses across the state are eager to see policies that support a reliable, affordable, an...
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Facts matter: Military is lowering standards to allow overweight soldiersOct 05, 2025 4:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines why the U.S. military is lowering its standards to allow overweight people to serve, President Donald Trump is promising a medical cure-all, and a video claiming people are being arrested for a social media comment.
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Illinois shows how protecting workers’ rights is good policyOct 04, 2025 1:30 pm - Seven years ago, Illinois became ground zero in a generations-long fight over workers’ rights. The Supreme Court’s decision in Janus vs. AFSCME Council 31 imposed so-called “right-to-work” conditions on every public sector worker in the nation.
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O’Donnell: Tight-roping Cubs need to split the cheese and sweep the ivyOct 04, 2025 12:48 pm - The winning formula in the NLDS for the Cubs? Win one of the first two games in Milwaukee, then sweep the two games in Chicago, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.