Columns
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Second term turmoil: Be mindful of history”Apr 27, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Arthur I. Cyr: Most modern second-term presidents have struggled with major scandals or issues, with Eisenhower a notable exception due to his disciplined leadership style. So far, Trump is no Eisenhower.
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Breaking down the chaotic ‘reforms’ in WashingtonApr 25, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Ralph Martire: Trump's tariffs and tax cuts for the wealthy, combined with Elon Musk's haphazard budget cuts, have created fiscal chaos, benefiting the rich while harming the poor.
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Taking our traffic conversations beyond simple complainingApr 24, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: Sick of traffic jams? Meet the woman who knows all the insider tricks to help you get around Chicagoland faster.
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Prairie power: Why Illinois needs nuclear energy nowApr 23, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnists Emmet Penney and Michael McLean: Illinois should fully repeal its ban on new large nuclear reactors to meet surging electricity demand, create jobs, and capitalize on its robust nuclear power infrastructure.
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Using my last breaths to fight for freedomApr 14, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Sandra Pesmen: A 94-year-old retired journalist protests against Trump's policies, finding power in the supportive crowd despite seeing family divisions over politics.
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Our seniors cannot afford cuts to MedicaidApr 12, 2025 2:30 pm - Guest columnist Angela Noland: Nursing home closures and elderly left homeless? How Medicaid cuts by Congress could create a healthcare crisis for seniors.
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Community effort aims to prepare our youngest for the futureApr 11, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Amber Peters: A new program in Elgin brings organizations and families together to boost critical skills in kids under 5 across language, math and a physical abilities, using prompts and a texting platform.
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South Korea provides lesson in successful democracyApr 10, 2025 3:17 pm - The troubled tenure of South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol formally came to an end on April 4. The nation’s Constitutional Court officially ruled that he had exceeded h...
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Employee ownership made my retirement possible; let’s make every worker an ownerApr 10, 2025 2:47 pm - Most Americans have little to nothing saved for retirement, and retiring early, like Steven Schmidt did, is out of the question. Schmidt credits his good fortune to the employee stock ownership plan at the company where he worked for 41 years.
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On paying attention — to the news and in classApr 10, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: With Trump's tariffs, suddenly dusty history lessons seem relevant; we're rushing to study economics too. But beware confirmation bias. Read widely, stay open-minded.