Articles filed under Opinion
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Blackhawks should lead out on mascot changeMay 21, 2014 11:00 pm - The controversy surrounding NBA owner Donald Sterling has reignited a discussion of racism in American sports, which, these days, inevitably links to the debate over the...
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Letter from the Editor: An inspired vow to cover suburban challengesMay 21, 2014 5:30 am - To our Readers: A week ago, we joined thousands of community leaders from across the Chicago area who got together in small groups to break bread and talk about improvin...
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Prepare yourself for more of the sameMay 21, 2014 5:01 am - I felt a brief surge of hope about Congress a few weeks ago. It was returning from Easter recess, and Capitol Hill was filled with talk about immigration reform, a minim...
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Love and 'The Normal Heart'May 21, 2014 5:01 am - Eddie called himself a private detective, although all he really did was repossess cars. He would show up around 4 p.m. at the cafe where I worked after school, have his...
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Hillary and Jill went up the hillMay 20, 2014 5:01 am - With The New York Times' sudden dismissal of Executive Editor Jill Abramson and Karl Rove's suggestion that Hillary Clinton might have brain damage, the curtain opened o...
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Our disconnected working classMay 18, 2014 5:01 am - Much about the future health of the republic depends on Harvard sociologist Robert Putnam being wrong. Given the track record of Harvard social scientists, this might ap...
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Fittest Loser contest helps us move the needleMay 18, 2014 5:01 am - That was an eye-catching lead staff writer Jessica Cilella wrote about the South Elgin man who won our Fittest Loser contest. John Bohanek, she noted, "regularly fell vi...
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New learning standards key to skilled workforceMay 16, 2014 5:01 am - Good talent is hard to find. One of the greatest ongoing challenges facing manufacturing is the lack of a skilled workforce. As a small-business owner and manufacturer, ...
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Republicans regroupingMay 15, 2014 5:01 am - The unfolding GOP primary season is clarifying two points: The Republican establishment is back, and it is more conservative than you'd think. In the North Carolina Sena...
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We seek action; we start with conversationMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - There is not much we at the Daily Herald value more than conversation. Well, action, certainly, but we're also confident that the right actions almost always start with ...