Opinion Columns
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Glimpse of forever is too much informationJul 20, 2022 1:00 am - "World without end. Amen." So goes a part of the old prayer, though our part of the world, our green and blue globe, may indeed end, and that end will be made by people ...
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Guest columnist Sari Wiaz: Government, private sector must join to protect small businessesJul 19, 2022 1:00 am - By Sari Wiaz Guest columnist Shortly after debuting new products at a trade show in February 2020, the world came to a standstill. Everything had changed overnight, but ...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: James Madison, 21st century punditJul 19, 2022 1:00 am - Could America's Founding Fathers see far, some 234 years, into the future? In declaring independence and fashioning a constitution, they were certainly trying to do so. ...
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Guest columnist Chuck Goudie: Words from 15 years ago that especially matter todayJul 18, 2022 1:00 am - There are two important things that I've learned while reporting news in Chicago: words matter and actions count. Those simple concepts also carry over to everyday life,...
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How we can stop the next mass shootingJul 17, 2022 1:00 am - The nightmare scene is all too familiar in America. A person with warning signs on social media, a history of domestic disputes and police encounters acquires assault we...
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Guest columnist Nicole Wolter: Pending vote on public unions shows why businesses are fleeing IllinoisJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - Some companies are saying sayonara to the Prairie State. After more than 90 years of calling Illinois home, construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar is moving its...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: GOP voters prefer to think elections are corruptJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - Many on the right have bashed the House Committee looking into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot for having too few Republicans and leaning heavily on edited videotapes of former ...
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Guest columnist Josh Hildebrand: Lack of will keeping us from meaningful gun controlJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - I am a former lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps. I am also a resident of Highland Park, a town that experienced a mass shooting during its July Fourth...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: In times of high stress, we aim to provide a break from bad newsJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - Managing Editor Lisa Miner starts every morning news meeting with the same question for editors: "How can we be helpful to our readers today?" Often, she is greeted with...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: With spending and inflation, it's more of the sameJul 13, 2022 1:00 am - The go-to policy for dealing with nearly every modern problem is more government spending. So it was just a matter of time before Democrats tried to revive the failed "B...