Articles filed under Opinion
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Today’s editorial cartoonJul 29, 2025 11:03 am -
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‘Pledge’ confusionJul 29, 2025 4:00 am - Regarding the ICE raids across the country, writer Tom Sullivan suggests it might be time to remove the phrase “liberty and justice for all” from the Pledge of Allegiance...
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As clock ticks, plenty of fodder for Social Security hearingJul 29, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: With Social Security Trust Fund projected to run dry in 8 years, Senators Cassidy and Kaine have proposed creating a $1.5T sovereign wealth fund to maintain benefits, but questions remain about feasibility and potential market distortion.
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On Nazi name callingJul 29, 2025 4:00 am - Nazi or Nazism are words tossed openly by today’s generation of adolescents and reinforced at times by today’s Democrats. If you openly speak of the issues facing all Ame...
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Trump's attack on President ObamaJul 29, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: It's not just Trump being Trump. We — and by “we” I mean both the public and the media — have gotten so used to Trump repeating outrageous lies that we tend to dismiss them out of hand. But this is much, much worse.
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Daily Herald opinion: Another survey shows shortcomings in rollout of media literacy instructionJul 28, 2025 8:37 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Illinois passed a law in 2021 requiring media literacy in K-12 schools, but implementation has been inconsistent. Clearer guidelines and more teacher training are needed to ensure students learn critical thinking skills.
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Ordinance not the answerJul 28, 2025 10:20 am - Complaints from condominium owners in downtown Arlington Heights, inconvenienced by a small group of people loitering at a bench in front of their building, should be tak...
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Parallels to ‘1984’Jul 28, 2025 10:19 am - Every day I read the news; I grow increasingly concerned about the direction our country is heading under the influence of Big Brother, Donald Trump. I refer to him as “B...
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Trump a RINO?Jul 28, 2025 10:19 am - It seems that Trump is a Republican in name only (RINO) and rules by his own opinion. He favors the top 5% of this country and makes life miserable for the other 95%. He ...
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Fair and balanced?Jul 28, 2025 10:18 am - I think it's time that you hire Sage Gilliland as a journalist. Maybe she can even take over for Jim Slusher. She did the research to expose Prospect High's first princip...