Opinion Columns
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Going up: The need for honest analysis of issuesApr 17, 2014 5:01 am - One of the functions of the Daily Herald Editorial Board is to host representatives of a wide range of special interests for background about public policy questions. Th...
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Erasing the race cardApr 17, 2014 5:01 am - One approaches the race fray with trepidation, but here we go, tippy-toe. The race cards have been flying so fast and furious lately, one can hardly tell the kings from ...
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Rand Paul's amateur hourApr 16, 2014 5:01 am - Not to put too fine a point on it, but what has Rand Paul ever done? Oh, sure, he's a member of the U.S. Senate, but only a freshman, and it's the only political office ...
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The healing in RwandaApr 15, 2014 5:01 am - KIGALI, Rwanda - At the 20th commemoration of the Rwandan genocide, the most moving moments were unplanned. In the audience at Amahoro Stadium, first one woman, then ano...
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Colbert an equal opportunity offenderApr 13, 2014 5:01 am - In selecting Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman as host of the "Late Show," CBS has waged war on America's heartland - or so proclaims that Palm Beach font of he...
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Candy, movies in school: What's district's view?Apr 13, 2014 5:00 am - An online comment on our story about what may or may not be a brewing controversy at a West Dundee school over teachers giving out candy and showing “Toy Story” during i...
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Candy, movies in school. What's district's view?Apr 13, 2014 1:01 am - An online comment on our story about what may or may not be a brewing controversy at a West Dundee school over teachers giving out candy and showing "Toy Story" during i...
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Illinois tax system unjustly serves the wealthyApr 11, 2014 5:01 am - We, as faith leaders who serve and oversee congregations throughout suburban Chicago, speak with a united voice in support of a Fair Tax, with lower rates for lower inco...
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A broken system en route to failureApr 10, 2014 5:01 am - In 1965, the chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, Wilbur Mills, brought legislation establishing Medicare and Medicaid to the floor of the U.S. House. That...
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Adding a new comic strip is serious businessApr 10, 2014 1:01 am - In the fuller pursuit of a newspaper's mission to delight and to instruct, you might be surprised to find that one of the most treacherous assignments for any editor can...