Opinion Columns
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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...
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Guest columnist Rodney Weinzierl: Harmful tariffs driving up the cost of foodJul 13, 2022 1:00 am - One of the key industries in the Illinois economy, agriculture, is being threatened by unnecessary tariffs on fertilizer imports and it's driving up the cost of food. As...
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Guest columnist U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider: We can and must do more to protect our communities from gun violenceJul 12, 2022 1:00 am - As in communities across the country, Independence Day in Highland Park is a time when we gather to celebrate our country's birth, our freedom, and the ideals that defin...
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Our nation is being riven by 'negative peace'Jul 12, 2022 1:00 am - The 4th of July shooting has been yet another wake up call from what Martin Luther King Jr. once called a "negative peace." The Highland Park shooting suspect has not l...
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Guest columnist Therese Hart: We need a plan of continuous improvementJul 10, 2022 1:00 am - The Daily Herald Editorial Board regularly seeks opinions and reflections on issues we expect to comment on from a Sounding Board formed as a diverse group of indepe...
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Guest columnist Amy Florian: Many approaches needed to solve this crisisJul 10, 2022 1:00 am - The Daily Herald Editorial Board regularly seeks opinions and reflections on issues we expect to comment on from a Sounding Board formed as a diverse group of indepe...