Articles filed under Opinion
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When fingering a scar helps define, strengthen our resilienceSep 04, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: Our two-part retrospective on the Joe Gliniewicz case, where a beloved cop tried to hide financial crimes through his suicide, examines the trauma a community felt and the lessons and character that were revealed.
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Governance by threat, not constitutional orderSep 04, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Both Biden's open border policies and Trump's draconian threats have led to human suffering, highlighting the need for reasonable bipartisan immigration reform.
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Daily Herald opinion: The question of mission: Trump’s insistence on sending Guard here is plagued by lack of a planSep 03, 2025 10:22 am - Daily Herald opinion: Trump's plan to send troops to Chicago just hit a massive legal roadblock. But he vows the operation is still on, despite lacking a clear objective or details on how it will work.
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From all directions: America's become a place for hateSep 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: America is plagued by embittered polarization and cruelty that fuels a surge of bias and vitriol with no end in sight.
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How the White House takes power from CongressSep 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Russell Vought, head of OMB, helps Trump rescind $4.9 billion in foreign aid without Congressional approval, sparking concerns about separation of powers.
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Today’s editorial cartoonSep 03, 2025 4:00 am -
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Uncertainty about Medicaid changes fuels fear for families of those with disabilitiesSep 02, 2025 1:29 pm - Medicaid and the Americans with Disabilities Act help many Americans with disabilities earn a living, attend school, access transportation and receive the medical support they and their families require. Now, families of those with disabilities are facing an even more uncertain future than they usually do.
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Will we stop a dangerous precedent?Sep 02, 2025 12:46 pm - By federalizing Washington, D.C., police, activating the National Guard and bulldozing homeless encampments with just a day’s notice, Trump has flexed a new kind of presi...
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Ironic firingSep 02, 2025 12:46 pm - Isn’t it interesting that our president is trying to fire a member of the Federal Reserve Board. Didn’t a jury convict him on 34 felony counts for doing almost the same t...
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Appeasement reportingSep 02, 2025 9:03 am - Apparently, Jim Slusher, Managing Editor of Opinion at the Daily Herald, felt the sting of Gov. Pritzker's words when he said, “I am asking for your courage to tell it li...