Opinion Columns
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New digital regulations could harm Illinois small businesses, including mineFeb 26, 2019 12:00 am - Illinois small businesses are becoming increasingly reliant on digital technology and business tools. Doctors, artists, retailers, restaurants and accountants rely on di...
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Proposed laws would assure fairness on Board of ReviewFeb 25, 2019 12:00 am - At the Cook County Board of Review, where we adjudicate property tax appeals, there are three co-equal commissioners who represent three separate geographic districts, e...
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Community 'weavers' create stronger social fabricFeb 24, 2019 12:00 am - By Michael Gerson Eventually, someone who writes on public policy comes up against the limits of words. There are only so many times you can urge, condemn, cajole, wheed...
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Democrats can't be casual about the factsFeb 24, 2019 12:00 am - It's refreshing to see the Democratic Party bubbling with new ideas. But this new thinking seems starkly different from the party's reform efforts of the past three deca...
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Our political identity needs to be American firstFeb 22, 2019 12:00 am - There's identity - and then there's identity politics. The difference between them may well be the crux of our next presidential election. Identity is, obviously, who w...
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Endless wars demand notice among presidential candidatesFeb 22, 2019 12:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer In his State of the Union address, President Trump, who is admittedly not given to eloquent or self-reflective musings, voiced an odd phrase that s...
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Recognizing people with our policiesFeb 21, 2019 12:00 am - Our writers and editors strive constantly to make sure that the people at the center of the news events we report are indeed recognized as people - not just names or fac...
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Federal spending pushes the limits of nation's moral senseFeb 21, 2019 12:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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I was hospitalized for depression. Faith helped me remember how to live.Feb 20, 2019 4:14 am - TO OUR READERS: As the Daily Herald's opinion editor, I normally publish nationally syndicated columnist Michael Gerson's views on our Opinion page. With today's col...
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Polar vortex reminds of the need for infrastructure investmentFeb 19, 2019 12:00 am - As a polar vortex brought temperatures near all-time record lows and wind chills reaching minus 50 degrees this winter, Illinois was harshly reminded of the volatile rea...