Opinion Columns
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Dion: What it's like to be stuck in the middleOct 14, 2020 1:00 am - By Marc Munroe Dion Tonight, the wind is blowing hard where I live. I like that because it makes my office seem cozy. I don't like that because it scares the life out of...
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Mike Pence's calm conservatismOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - Thursday morning on Fox Business Network, President Donald Trump announced that since the Commission on Presidential Debates announced the Oct. 15 presidential debate wo...
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The world is still flat (in Iowa) and other thoughts on our timeOct 12, 2020 1:00 am - I had three thoughts. Not ten or ten thousand. Not bigly or big league or very enormous thoughts. Not crooked, or disgusting or way overrated thoughts. Just three pleasa...
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Remember the riots? They're still happeningOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - It wasn't too long ago that the news was filled with reports of violent protests in Portland, Oregon; Seattle; Washington, D.C., and other cities around the nation. And ...
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How electric vehicles could change our livesOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - Lung health has taken center stage in the COVID-19 pandemic era, and it's never been clearer that pulmonary well-being is essential to life. Yet nearly half of all Ameri...
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Straight From The Source: How remote learning has brought me new success at schoolOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - I was used to waking up at 7 a.m. to just barely making it to my first class at 7:40. I would jump out of bed, change as fast as I could, and hop in my car ready to star...
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No winners in first presidential debateOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - The first presidential debate probably didn't win many votes for former Vice President Joe Biden, who was vague and unconvincing. I do think, however, the debate may los...
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Added complexities brought changes in how we prepare endorsementsOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - Orchestrating the Daily Herald's production and publication of election coverage and endorsements is complex, even under normal conditions. During a health pandemic, we ...
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Protocols changing, but basic goals the same for covering prep sportsOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - Before high school sports returned in August, I helped with our Cubs and White Sox coverage. I found quite a change from years past now that reporters are not allowed in...
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Indian grandmother showing the power of non-violent protestOct 04, 2020 1:00 am - An 82-year grandmother, Bilkis, from a small locality in Delhi, India called Shaheen Bagh made Time magazine's 100 most influential list. One can quibble about the signi...