Opinion Columns
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Endorsement: Hendricks for McHenry County Board Dist. 3Feb 28, 2024 2:45 am - Republicans Eric Hendricks and Robert Nowak are running to represent District 3 on the McHenry County Board. Hendricks, of Lake in the Hills, is an incumbent and was elec...
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Haley heads for another lossFeb 28, 2024 2:15 am - The Michigan Democratic and Republican primaries took place Tuesday. The Democratic contest is interesting not because any candidate had a chance of touching President Jo...
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Making a tough job tougher: Endorsements coming for March 19 primariesFeb 27, 2024 4:15 am - A recent conversation between Daily Herald Editorial Board members about a particular political race was timely and telling. In order to manage the large number of candid...
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Disturbing truth and the Vietnam MemorialFeb 25, 2024 5:21 pm - It felt as if someone were standing on my chest. I could not seem to get enough air into my lungs. It couldn’t be a heart attack. I was still relatively young and in good...
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House action could achieve something where words are failing on Ukraine aidFeb 24, 2024 1:49 pm - Finding the right words is important. They provide clarity, while the wrong words create confusion and distortions that obscure the truth. A story — of dubious veracity —...
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I was country before Beyoncé was countryFeb 24, 2024 11:01 am - The old man's idea of paradise is inertia. Right now, there's an old woman looking sadly out the window of her apartment, seeing the vacant store where the “good” bakery ...
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Is another child tax credit expansion really the best way to help families?Feb 23, 2024 2:15 am - In the well-intentioned rush to support American families by expanding the Child Tax Credit (CTC), critical questions are often ignored: Aren't we already doing enough, a...
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Did judges, legislators and presidential candidates play hooky during history class?Feb 23, 2024 2:15 am - The late Sam Cooke sang, “Don't know much about history” in his classic “Wonderful World.” He was a great artist, so we'll give him a pass, but the rest of us need to lea...
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Judge Engoron's retributionFeb 21, 2024 5:49 pm - Donald Trump has just a few weeks to find a way to pay, or guarantee that he will pay, the $355 million fine that a New York judge imposed on him in the lawsuit brought b...
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Qatar connection: American universities have some explaining to doFeb 21, 2024 5:29 pm - Columbia may be the gem of the ocean, but the Ivy League university in New York that bears its name has become known as American academia's preeminent breeding and stompi...