Opinion Columns
-
The 'three-dimensional chess" match that defines our new world orderMar 10, 2022 12:00 am - A lot of people lately have been throwing around a quote by Lenin, who said that sometimes "decades go by and nothing happens and then weeks go by and decades happen." S...
-
Even history's 'first draft' needs to include contextMar 10, 2022 12:00 am - When people refer to newspapers as, in the words of a famous phrase, "the first draft of history," they probably are thinking most about the history part. They should no...
-
Ending state's nuclear power moratorium can speed transition to clean energyMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - Last September, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a massive climate and energy plan into law. It couldn't have been more dramatic: two nuclear plants were only hours away from p...
-
Do Biden and his party have new hope for November?Mar 09, 2022 12:00 am - There was a striking moment on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday. Moderator Chuck Todd brought up a poll recently released by National Public Radio and Marist that showed Pr...
-
To prepare for emergencies, keep fiscal orderMar 08, 2022 12:00 am - The tragic events of the past week highlight the wisdom in maintaining a fiscally sound house, rather than a highly indebted government, before emergencies strike. Russi...
-
Rail line is committed to dialogue with communities about facts of mergerMar 08, 2022 12:00 am - From the beginning, the Canadian Pacific team has worked to provide community leaders of Bensenville, Wood Dale, Itasca, Roselle, Schaumburg, Hanover Park, Bartlett and ...
-
Volodymyr Zelenskyy transforms Germany - and EuropeMar 06, 2022 12:00 am - It's been a little more than a week since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Contrary to many predictions, Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces have fallen short of t...
-
When the phone rings and a rock star's on the lineMar 05, 2022 12:00 am - I'm not sure Tom Higgenson's grandma realizes exactly how famous he really is. Come February, we on the Daily Herald copy desk look forward to an email from her asking ...
-
When the phone rings and a rock star's on the lineMar 05, 2022 12:00 am - I'm not sure Tom Higgenson's grandma realizes exactly how famous he really is. Come February, we on the Daily Herald copy desk look forward to an email from her asking ...
-
Facts Matter: False IDs of MSU shooter spread on social mediaMar 04, 2022 12:00 am - A gunman last week killed three students and injured five others at Michigan State University in Lansing, Michigan. University police took to social media to warn the pu...