Articles filed under Opinion
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What’s with oil prices?Apr 15, 2026 4:00 am - “The U.S. now produces more oil than any other country on earth. But it also consumes more, and even though very little of America’s petroleum is imported from the Persia...
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Illinois is closer than ever to expanding access to bachelor’s degrees. Now we must finish the job.Apr 14, 2026 4:00 pm - Just one year ago, we made the case for why Illinois should embrace community college baccalaureate degrees. At the time, it was a long-overdue step — one grounded in stu...
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Today’s editorial cartoonApr 14, 2026 9:14 am -
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Daily Herald opinion: A vision realized: Harper College training center strengthens future of public safetyApr 14, 2026 4:30 am - The Emergency Services Training Center at Harper College will ensure that first responders are better prepared for increasingly complex and dangerous situations.
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It's time to take unserious presidential budgets seriouslyApr 14, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: The president's fiscal 2027 budget is out, and I have two reactions. The first will sound familiar: Like so many budgets before it, this is not a serious effort to put America's government on a sustainable path
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The ongoing, heartbreaking Nancy Guthrie caseApr 14, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson: It has been over two months since Nancy was last seen on Feb. 1 at her home in Tucson, Arizona, and her case is perplexing and incredibly frustrating.
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Daily Herald opinion: Managing complexities: The importance of balance in developing data center regulationsApr 13, 2026 12:19 pm - Illinois lawmakers are doing important work this session as they engage in study aimed at finding a balance between the impact and the value of data processing centers ar...
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Hypocrites don’t understand negotiationApr 13, 2026 4:00 am - Future dictionaries should make Democrat the No. 1 meaning of the word hypocrite. A day ago, they were calling for President Trump to be removed from office for war crime...
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Solving climate change requires understandingApr 13, 2026 4:00 am - One billion years ago, plus or minus a few million years, the Earth’s atmosphere was quite different than it is today, because it contained much more carbon dioxide and l...
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Drop the fraud claimsApr 13, 2026 4:00 am - Some people are firmly convinced that our elections are fraudulent and rife with illegal, unqualified voters. Where is the proof? Almost nobody has come forth with proof ...