Opinion Columns
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A question about a Harvard educationMar 31, 2022 1:00 am - Well, it looks like we are going to get another Harvard-educated lawyer on the Supreme Court. I question her intellectual capacity, since she couldn't seem to recall the...
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Governor's leadership deserves to continueMar 31, 2022 1:00 am - I have voted in every election since 1952. I have done my best to follow winners, especially governors. Gov. J.B. Pritzker ranks in the top tier, if not No. 1, of govern...
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Don't be so quick to condemn the slapMar 31, 2022 1:00 am - Tuesday's Daily Herald opinion on Will Smiths Grammy slap is just another example of the woke media wanting it both ways. Minimizing Chris Rock's attack on a woman who i...
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Guests Verleaner Lane and Daniel Riggins: Using data to prevent deaths from child abuse and neglectMar 31, 2022 1:00 am - The nation's child welfare systems have long been structured in a way that responds to incidents of child abuse and neglect after harm has occurred. There is a new movem...
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Guest columnist: For Black women, the road to true equal rights remains longMar 30, 2022 1:00 am - "Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world." -...
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Guest columnist Amy Florian: Let's broaden our vision for a realistic view of needs of women, families and communitiesMar 30, 2022 1:00 am - During Women's History Month, we rightly recognize and celebrate women's achievements and influence in society. However, we need to avoid the temptation to idealize wom...
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Guest columnist Lucy Chang Evans: Women are making progress, but we still have far to goMar 30, 2022 1:00 am - By Lucy Chang Evans Guest columnist It is hard to believe that women did not have the right to vote until 1920. I was born in 1972 and grew up completely unaware that th...
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Guest columnist Carole Medal: Library exhibit features close-up look at fascinating women in local historyMar 30, 2022 1:00 am - An exhibit at the Gail Borden Public Library's main library in Elgin is titled "Elgin: A Women's City Without Many Pictures." Honoring women from yesterday and today, th...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Judge Jackson and Georgetown DayMar 29, 2022 1:00 am - President Joe Biden's nominee for the United States Supreme Court came under fire from Republicans at her confirmation hearings for, of all things, the curriculum of a p...
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Guest columnist Frank Splitt: Woke extremism counter productive to the goals it promotesMar 28, 2022 1:00 am - Extremists in both the Democratic and Republican parties divide America, as evidenced by the divisive behavior of the anti-fascist groups in the antifa movement on the f...