Columns
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A summer of putting ‘big picture, local focus’ to the testAug 22, 2024 4:00 am - A driving point of the Daily Herald’s news mission is found in the phrase we commonly use “big picture, local focus.” We have had some high-profile opportunities to put t...
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The way out of the circus on display in ChicagoAug 20, 2024 4:00 am - Well, here we go: the circus is in town. No, I’m not talking about the Ringling Brothers or Barnum and Bailey — at least they’re entertaining — but rather the Democratic ...
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The Illinois Lottery’s enduring legacy at 50Aug 19, 2024 4:00 am - There were many significant milestone moments in the year 1974. To name a few, the Rubik’s Cube was invented, TV sitcom Happy Days first aired, Skittles candy went on sal...
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Putting the journalism in photojournalismAug 15, 2024 4:00 am - Pictures are famously loquacious, and they play a prominent role in today’s print journalism, perhaps more prominent than you may think. Yes, those of us in the word end ...
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Communities must step up to fill need for housing for disabledAug 12, 2024 9:31 am - Little did I know, back in 1969 to 1973, when I worked as State Special Education Coordinator for Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie, that in 2024 we, in Illinois, would still be fi...
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Again, remember, don’t dismiss the importance of VP pickAug 09, 2024 4:00 am - This is an election year for thinking a lot about vice presidents. Just over three weeks ago, our Editorial Board reflected on Donald Trump and the Republicans’ choice of...
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Shrinking Supreme Court’s jurisdiction may be easier, quicker route to reformAug 04, 2024 2:20 pm - President Biden’s proposed reforms for the Supreme Court are unlikely to pass. But the Constitution already provides a simple solution that would help to restore the bala...
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Media, messages and the deepening search for trustAug 01, 2024 4:00 am - I’ve never been able to comfortably understand Marshall McLuhan’s famous dictum “the medium is the message.” It seems to me a quaint way of saying “the medium defines the...
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Effective planning requires examining cell phone use in schoolsJul 28, 2024 4:00 am - As the superintendent of Community Unit School District 303, I am exceptionally proud of the Strategic Plan we introduced in the fall of 2023. Our Strategic Plan guides o...
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School-funding pitch good for state, not just ChicagoJul 26, 2024 4:00 am - Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago is pushing Springfield to fully fund the state’s school financing formula, the “Evidence-Based Funding for Student Success Act,” or EBF. ...