Articles filed under Opinion
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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:
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Daily Herald opinion: Fighting fire with fire: Redistricting free-for-all portends disaster for American democracyAug 23, 2025 2:45 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts by both parties threatens to disenfranchise voters nationwide. The resulting firefight risks burning democracy down unless lawmakers establish national standards limiting partisan map manipulation.
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Way to go, Ethan!Aug 22, 2025 10:32 pm - One article in Saturday’s paper particularly stood out as a ray of sunshine in the sea of black and white print: Sydney Page's article on Ethan Wargo. Here we have a 9-ye...
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Disrespectful cartoonAug 22, 2025 10:31 pm - I was extremely offended by your cartoon in Tuesdays paper depicting Trump in Putin’s hand. For years the U.S. has thrown billions of dollars at Ukraine, all unaccounted ...
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What if Alaska were invaded?Aug 22, 2025 10:30 pm - I wonder: President Trump has belittled an allied country's president, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy. Ukraine was and is presently fighting for its life and remains under...
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The obituary as perspective on the news and what mattersAug 22, 2025 9:34 am - I have been writing this column about newspaper issues for more than 25 years. How does it come to pass that I have never talked about obituaries? Apparently, I needed a ...
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Leaking from anti-Trumpers, it’s as shocking as gambling in CasablancaAug 22, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: