Opinion Columns
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Abortion and the importance of one voteSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - It was almost 50 years ago that the United States Supreme Court gave women control over their bodies prior to viability. Within the next two years, they will take it awa...
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Give committee what it needs to investigate Jan. 6 riotSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - "And we fight. We fight like hell. And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore." - President Donald Trump, Jan. 6, 2021 We must confront...
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DACA's fragility undermines the future of immigrant children: we need permanent immigration reformSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Since its founding, America has been a country of immigrants. Today, immigrants continue to bring their own talents, skills and cultures to America, and they contribute ...
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Want to learn about a community? Read the obituariesSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Months after joining the Daily Herald's southern Illinois editorial staff as group editor in 2016, I was still puzzling over something I frequently saw in obituaries. In...
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On editing, censorship and sobriety in writingSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - By Jim Slusher When we think about freedom of speech, it sometimes becomes important to discuss the difference between editing and censorship. The debate has special rel...
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Making peace with parenting mistakesSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - My daughter is 21 and living on her own, and my son just started kindergarten. Recently, we were all in the car together, and she witnessed a reaction to my son's behavi...
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A tale of two airliftsSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - "This is now on track," said White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday, "to be the largest airlift in U.S. history." On the process of bringing American citizens,...
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Twitter, Trump and the TalibanAug 29, 2021 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich If there is one iconic photograph that defines World War II, it is the picture of six marines planting the United States flag atop Mount Suribachi in t...
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Welcoming immigrants is a good start; we must recognize them, tooAug 29, 2021 1:00 am - Incompetence, political weakness and fearmongering about foreigners in search of a new home has created a cruel immigration policy. But this structural cruelty pales in ...
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Therapy is a valuable parenting resourceAug 27, 2021 1:00 am - The first time I went to therapy was after my mom died. I was 7 years old, and our family was in crisis. I went back to therapy as a teen when my exasperated dad didn't ...