Opinion Columns
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'Suburban Standouts' still inspire usJan 14, 2016 10:00 pm - No matter what our situation, we can all agree on one thing: we can use a little more inspiration. We're very mindful of that. Daily Herald editors five years ago discus...
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Issues at College of DuPage are not bickering but matters of trustJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - This is an Open Letter to the District 502 Community: Since my election in 2011 to the College of DuPage Board of Trustees, I have learned many things, not the least of ...
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Slusher: The numbers that matter most in covering Powerball feverJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - By Jim Slusher That you are reading this column in today's Daily Herald doesn't necessarily mean I still work here. I had to finish the column before the $1.5 billion Po...
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Harsh judgment of Obama from his inner circleJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - In the eighth year of a presidency, who is qualified to begin delivering a historical judgment? President Obama and those who serve at his pleasure are naturally biased....
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El Chapo couldn't escape the allure of HollywoodJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - "Nothing has hurt people more in this country than wanting to be in the movies." So said Edward Hayes, a sagacious New York lawyer who has been in some movies himself an...
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No, there isn't a racial double standard at work in OregonJan 12, 2016 12:00 am - Out here on the edge of the national forest, in the cattle-ranching, timber-cutting, deer-hunting Arkansas county where I live, this Ammon Bundy guy looks like the Al Sh...
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The double standard challenging Hillary ClintonJan 12, 2016 12:00 am - Fair play can sometimes be a raunchy racket. In the midst of Hillary Clinton's promising presidential bid, a blast from the past blew through the back door and rattled ...
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Encouraging signs for needed work on region's transitJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - I write to follow up on Marni Pyke's Dec. 28 column "What to expect for planes, trains and automobiles in 2016." Ms. Pyke's overview of transportation in our region is "...
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Is 'Showtime' over at the GOP?Jan 09, 2016 12:00 am - "Establishment Presidential Candidates Battle to End Flirtation With Outsiders." That Wall Street Journal headline sums up the race for the Republican nomination less th...
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A world view allows more realistic national critiqueJan 08, 2016 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - So much of the time, we look at our blessed United States and seem to lose faith. But I have noticed something recently. This unaccustomed loss of faith is ...