Opinion Columns
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Can Al Franken be rehabilitated?Jul 26, 2019 1:00 am - By Byron York Al Franken, the Minnesota Democrat and former "Saturday Night Live" star forced out of the Senate in late 2017 by #MeToo allegations, is back in the news. ...
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Slusher: To grow, we all need to challenge our ideasJul 25, 2019 1:00 am - One of the frustrations of my job as editor of Opinion in the Daily Herald is the presumption some readers make about our motives when we publish expressions of opinion ...
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The cancerous consensus in today's politicized WashingtonJul 25, 2019 1:00 am - You often hear that in these polarized times, Republicans and Democrats are deadlocked on almost everything. But the real scandal is what both sides agree on. The best e...
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Gender still plays too big a role in setting salariesJul 24, 2019 1:00 am - Today, American women make up nearly half the workforce, receive their college and graduate degrees at a greater rate than men and are often the sole or co-breadwinners ...
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Tweet storm about 'Squad' just his latest smokescreenJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - Don't breathe a word, but President Donald Trump is up to something. His insulting, too-dumb-to-fail comments about four freshmen female members of Congress have the ci...
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Push-ups won't help waning Biden campaignJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - Can a candidate who is leading the field by 12 points be weak? That's the question of Joe Biden's run for the Democratic presidential nomination. The fact is, Biden's ca...
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Refusing to walk away from chance to make Illinois betterJul 21, 2019 1:00 am - There's no question that Illinois faces many challenges. High property taxes, aging infrastructure and years of disinvestment from higher education have certainly made i...
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Transforming Route 53 Corridor into a Nature Trail Would be a Landmark achievement for Lake CountyJul 21, 2019 1:00 am - Now that studies for the proposed Route 53 extension have come to a halt, it's time to accelerate work on constructive strategies that will relieve Lake County's traffic...
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The contagion of rationalizationJul 21, 2019 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson Susan Brooks. Brian Fitzpatrick. Will Hurd. Fred Upton. You may have read or heard these names in passing, but they are worth lingering upon. These are...
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Lottery Week celebrates contributions to IllinoisJul 19, 2019 1:00 am - In its first year of existence 45 years ago, the Illinois Lottery created its first millionaire. Her name was Irene Halley, and since then we've made 1,895 additional mi...