Articles filed under Commentary
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The issues to consider regarding bachelor's degrees at community collegesApr 13, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois community colleges are beginning to advocate for the right to offer applied bachelor degrees. Is this an idea that's found its right time as a response to the n...
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Education metrics leave out key variable - resourcesApr 12, 2015 1:00 am - Whether it's the Beltway or Springfield, it seems increasingly difficult for elected officials to cross party lines and reach consensus on issues that really matter - wi...
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Election anomalies from Hinsdale to Elgin to Grass LakeApr 12, 2015 1:00 am - Sunday Soapbox. Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. This is my Sunday Soapbox, not-so-briefly-stated commentary from one Daily Herald editor, and shamel...
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What government needs is more consultation between president, CongressApr 10, 2015 1:00 am - Congress has developed a fondness for open letters when it comes to Iran. First came the warning shot signed by 47 Republican senators that touched off a storm of critic...
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Slusher: The formula for sports coverage is full of variablesApr 09, 2015 1:00 am - The vagaries of news judgment prompt debate in every section of the newspaper, but perhaps nowhere do they stir indignant passions as in Sports. Sox fans accuse us of ti...
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If our heroism is hopeless ...Apr 09, 2015 1:00 am - The apocalypse has been much on my mind. This is not only because Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is now more or less officially in charge of a nuclear threshold state, or becaus...
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At 100, Ol' Blue Eyes still sparklesApr 08, 2015 1:00 am - Frank Sinatra would have been 100 years old by the end of this year (Dec. 12) and already the commemorations have begun - an exhibition at the New York Public Library, a...
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The O'Malley factor: Signs of a real Democratic raceApr 08, 2015 1:00 am - Recently, a representative from the Hillary Clinton camp delivered a message to Martin O'Malley, the former Maryland governor preparing to challenge Clinton for the 2016...
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Indiana lesson is strong and significantApr 07, 2015 1:00 am - The real story out of Indiana is not that the legislature passed, and the governor signed, a pernicious law that could sanction discrimination against gays. The real sto...
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March Sadness: The sobering reality of youth binge drinkingApr 06, 2015 1:00 am - March Madness is wrapping up. That means we've seen plenty of great basketball games. But unfortunately, we've also seen alcohol-related advertising. It's nice that the...