Articles filed under Opinion
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A lesson plan worth remembering todayAug 25, 2025 8:52 am - Robert Frost divided society into equal parts, “Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t and the other half who have nothing to say and ke...
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Trust comparedAug 25, 2025 8:52 am - Vladimir Putin praising Donald Trump’s efforts in seeking a conclusion to the Russian/Ukrainian war is like Al Capone praising “Big Bill” Thompson for doing a fine job fo...
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Lake level being kept unnaturally lowAug 25, 2025 8:51 am - If the Long Lake Improvement and Sanitation Association (LLISA) is abusing their power by using the sluice gate at the dam to lower the lake instead of for flood relief, ...
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Putin, Trump putting America at riskAug 25, 2025 8:50 am - I cannot believe that more people don’t see the connection between Putin and Trump. They are working together on two goals. One is to have Russia totally take over Ukrain...
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Fear. Money. And a story of a community’s brush with opportunityAug 25, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Louis S. Guagenti: Imagine a ‘Joan’ and the dilemma she poses for an affluent suburb dealing with mental illness and homelessness.
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Dogtown, ArkansasAug 24, 2025 2:45 pm - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion:
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Compassion is neededAug 24, 2025 9:03 am - The recent events reported in the news concerning the homeless, disturb me. The treatment of these people not only in Washington, D.C., but even here in Illinois is horre...
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Maybe it’s the jobsAug 24, 2025 9:03 am - I have a comment about why the senior driving test law which was just signed will not take effect till July of 2026. There are probably many jobs at the Secretary of Stat...
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Put it to a voteAug 24, 2025 9:03 am - The Alaska Summit concerning Ukraine is over. Presidents Trump and Putin did little to alleviate the conflict. Putin appeared to be willing to talk with Zelensky. Putin w...
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Retribution is not the way to fix issues in State DepartmentAug 24, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: