Columns
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On ignoring (erasing) Native American historyDec 22, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Tom Montgomery Fate: This month marks the 135th anniversary of an iconic event in American history: the massacre at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
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Criminality, ineptitude and the question that won’t go awayDec 19, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Ralph Martire: A question for die-hard President Trump supporters, what keeps you on board? Is it his criminal behavior or inept policies?
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Requiem for a newsroom ‘Renaissance man’Dec 18, 2025 4:00 am - Since long before Bat Masterson put the Wild West behind him and traded in his six shooters for a job as a sports columnist at the New York Times, newspapers have had a r...
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When federal agents strike, who — and what — protects us?Dec 18, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Robert Held: If Gov. Pritzker and mayors in Illinois are committed to protecting constitutional rights, they should issue immediate directives for their police to intervene if they witness federal agents deploying tear gas, pepper spray, or other riot control weapons against unarmed civilians.
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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.