Columns
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Changes aim to refresh our look, emphasize our roleAug 07, 2026 8:18 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: It has been nearly 30 years since the Daily Herald undertook a serious design makeover, so as we transitioned to new ownership, it seemed a fitting time to reexamine our look and adjust it to changing times and tastes.
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The John F. Kennedy Center and the KennedysAug 04, 2026 4:00 am - Not too long ago, the travails of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts would have been most unlikely. Earlier presidents did not engage in similar disruptiv...
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It’s ordinary people, not bombs, that determine the fate of nationsAug 03, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Dan Franch: Every administration believes this time will be different. Every administration is convinced that enough military pressure, enough economic pain, or enough international isolation will eventually force a government to surrender, negotiate, or collapse.
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Repeal the whole Big Beautiful BillJul 27, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Sean Casten : One year after its passage, President Donald Trump's Big Ugly Bill (aka the “One Big Beautiful Bill”) is decimating state budgets and our social safety net.
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The singular benefits that come from not just watching but also readingJul 23, 2026 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: Considering I’ve been writing this column for more than 26 years, you might think I’d have noticed certain connotations in its name sooner, but what can I say? I’m a slow learner.
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Bad fiscal policy is a costly, counterproductive wasteJul 17, 2026 9:57 am - Guest columnist Ralph Martire:
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The singular statement behind pursuit of long-unsolved casesJul 16, 2026 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: I can’t quite put my finger on what it is, but there is some statement of higher meaning in the resolve inherent in the tenacious drive that leads to the solution of a long-dormant murder case.
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David Steiner is holding Americans’ ballots hostageJul 13, 2026 4:00 am - More than 48 million Americans voted by mail in the last general election. Every one of them trusted a simple promise: cast your ballot on time, and the United States Pos...
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Illinois is showing the nation how to govern AIJul 10, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Ann O’Leary:
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Almost by accident: How newspaper stories often teach more than we expectJul 09, 2026 4:00 am - I think that from time to time, it is instructive to summon my inner Sydney J. Harris (“Things I learned on the way to looking up something else”) and point out how much ...
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