Columns
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Hollywood does not need tax subsidiesSep 18, 2026 4:00 am - Stop the cameras! President Donald Trump has suddenly and publicly embraced government rescue of the movie industry, challenged today on multiple fronts. On Truth Social,...
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AI: Its dilemma and its existential threat to humanitySep 17, 2026 4:00 am - The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology. — E .O. Wilson, at the Harvard Muse...
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Wherever you visit, a region’s spirit shows in its newspaperSep 17, 2026 4:00 am - We are all well aware that traditional newspapers have been adapting to a period of monumental change over the last two decades, but it is still true that if you want to ...
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Restoring trust: Taiwan’s rightful place in the free worldSep 14, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Lin Chia-lung : Today, the international community stands at a critical juncture. Either we act together to uphold justice, defend the rule of law and maintain peace and security, or we watch the world order steadily crumble away, taking freedom, self-determination and democracy with it.
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Wars — economic and shooting — in a strange timeSep 03, 2026 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: I try to avoid getting too personal in this column, whose intent is to discuss and analyze matters of news reporting and news making. But this is one of those times when personal activities and events in the news overlap in a curious way.
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Illinois’ leaders can help families of injured vets like mineSep 02, 2026 4:00 am - My husband Ryan gave 12 years to the Army National Guard and rose to sergeant. During a training jump, he struck his head leaving the aircraft and suffered a traumatic br...
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The best projects are built togetherAug 31, 2026 4:00 am - Growing up in Batavia, I watched communities across Chicagoland constantly changing. Roads widened. Bridges replaced. Rail lines expanded. New neighborhoods seemed to app...
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Chicago carries the nation’s freight; merger must carry its weightAug 28, 2026 11:31 am - Guest columnist Erin Aleman: The proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railways deserves close attention because decisions about the national freight network will be felt locally in our railyards, Metra corridors, roadways, crossings and neighborhoods.
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Evidence-based funding can’t overcome state’s structural deficitAug 28, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Ralph Martire: A decade after the evidence-based funding law passed, most Illinois school districts still don’t have the resources needed to fund educational practices the research shows work.
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The mirror of the suburbs reflects a diverse range of imagesAug 27, 2026 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: Over the past weekend, I was interested to note how two stories in particular provided insights into who we are in the suburbs and with vastly different, almost polar opposite, images.