Columns
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As students adopt AI, critical thinking matters more than everDec 15, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Kelly Torres: The question isn’t whether my students will use AI, it’s whether I can teach them the critical thinking skills they will need to work with it effectively.
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Why it’s important to stop and honor sacred datesDec 07, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: Today marks a sacred date in American history. It is not the only one. Why do we take pains to, in some fashion, acknowledge it in the public press every year?
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A columnist and the balance between seeing the world and changing itDec 04, 2025 4:00 am - In most newspapers, the news, entertainment, sports and features pages are where you get to see and understand what is going on in the world. The opinion page is where yo...
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Syndicated columnist discusses new bookDec 02, 2025 11:55 am - Daily Herald opinion editor Jim Slusher discusses column writing and the publication of a new book with syndicated columnist Keith Raffel.
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Unlock new opportunities for Illinois by reforming data center lawDec 02, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist William Allison As new infrastructure is needed to fuel the digital age, there is a significant opportunity to provide thousands of new high-paying jobs across Illinois.:
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A number of things behind an important Thanksgiving reminderNov 27, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: Reading the news or following events on broadcast or social media can often seem to consign Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous line from the poem “Happy Thought” to the realm of quaint naivete. But then, there is Thanksgiving.
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Venezuela, covert action and national securityNov 27, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Arthur I. Cyr: A basic fact of life is that the United States does not willingly tolerate hostile regimes in the Americas.
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Not exactly John Henry, but still a lesson on humans and technologyNov 25, 2025 4:00 am - I received numerous responses to last Thursday’s column lamenting the incompetence of Artificial Intelligence to identify a Dick Van Dyke Show episode that included a han...
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A cautionary tale on news judgment and AINov 20, 2025 4:00 am - A funny thing happened on the way to writing this column. Well, maybe not so funny. Maybe a little scary. Hopefully, a little funny. You decide. It starts with a morning ...
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Nature: A smart investmentNov 16, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Jessica Vealitzek: It might seem obvious why we would want to acquire additional open space — more trails to walk, rivers to kayak, beautiful vistas to enjoy. And all of that is true. But healthy open space is also valuable.