Opinion Columns
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Anti-vaccination activists set up a scary moment in timeJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - Anti-vaccination activists, let me be blunt. It's your funeral, but it's our health care workers, hospitals and medical systems. Please stay home when COVID-19 comes to ...
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Fossil fuels will win big if Illinois can't pass an energy bill including nuclear power this yearJul 26, 2021 1:00 am - Last Monday, Gov. Pritzker announced he would be seeking re-election. The video posted to social media highlighted his efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. "In Wa...
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Hedge funds are killing the newsroomJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - If Hollywood wanted to make a gritty movie about the work of dig-it-out newspaper reporters who uncover big local stories of government doings and corporate misdeeds, it...
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Don't miss this chance for a real partnership to rebuild our local infrastructureJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - There's an old joke about Chicago's weather. Everyone talks about it, but no one ever does anything about it. The same could be said about our federal government's appro...
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The 2020 polling disasterJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - As the last presidential election approached, one could sense that something was wrong with the polls. The race felt tighter than the polls indicated, and specifically, ...
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Avoiding bias, oversimplification in reporting on masks, vaccines and other controversiesJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - At the Daily Herald, like most other conscientious news organizations, we make great efforts to report news stories, and especially news stories about controversial topi...
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The return of the tax gap hypeJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - Every policy wonk will tell you that after you live in Washington long enough, you start seeing the same issues reemerge on a regular basis. Common ones are praise for t...
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Joe Biden's big lieJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - Did you know that Black people are not going to be allowed to vote in America anymore? At least in states controlled by Republicans. Sounds a bit unlikely, but that's a ...
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Help identify 'transformative' funding prioritiesJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - We're at a critical moment in history - and we need your help. Cook County will receive just over $1 billion dollars in funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP...
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Saunders: Where does Biden stand on marijuana?Jul 18, 2021 1:00 am - There is one issue where President Joe Biden has not moved further left and in lockstep with other liberal leaders: marijuana. The oldest man to take the oath of office ...