Articles filed under Opinion
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Things you can learn in newspaper stories about something elseJul 31, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: From time to time, I like to take off on a routine inspired by the late, great Chicago Sun-Times columnist Sydney J. Harris, who often found the most intriguing facts in unexpected places and compiled them into columns under the theme “things I learned while looking up something else.
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Columbia strikes deal with Trump. Will rest of higher education follow?Jul 31, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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Leaving my kids a livable worldJul 31, 2025 4:00 am - If I’m a conservative, no one believes I care about clean air and water for future generations. If I’m a progressive, no one thinks I can engage with this government and ...
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Are ex-presidents a help or a hindrance?Jul 31, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: The number of living ex-presidents has historically fluctuated during times of national crisis. Recent partisan divides between presidents have eroded norms of comity and respect between predecessors and successors.
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Today’s editorial cartoonJul 31, 2025 4:00 am -
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The high costs of removing immigrantsJul 31, 2025 4:00 am - Despite numerous TV warnings that immigrants are crime-ridden and the president calling them blood thirsty, the latest Gallup poll found that 79% of Americans feel immigr...
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Don’t let innovation be a casualty of policyJul 30, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Mark Denzler: The EPIC Act aims to correct an imbalance in drug development that favors complex biologics over convenient, affordable pill-based treatments
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No justice for allJul 30, 2025 4:00 am - First, I want to say I love my country. Second, in response to Richard Keslinke's letter regarding “Pledge confusion,” there is not liberty and justice for all in the Uni...
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Let’s stop fearmongering about transit reformJul 30, 2025 4:00 am - The July 22 Daily Herald editorial "'11th Hour Surprise’: Land Use Provision in Transit Bill Needs More Study and Suburban Input” misrepresents the reasoning and process ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Respect. One word summed up how Ryne Sandberg approached the game of baseballJul 29, 2025 4:00 pm - Respect. Almost 20 years to the day that Ryne Sandberg delivered one of the most memorable Baseball Hall of Fame induction speeches, we’re left with nothing but respect f...