Articles filed under Opinion
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘Still very much a crisis’: Sharp decline in overdose deaths deserves celebration, but with cautionJun 14, 2025 2:45 pm - Daily Herald opinion: The sharp decline in drug-related overdose deaths reported last week is certainly encouraging news, but unfortunately, we have to be prudent in resisting the urge to celebrate.
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A theology of compassion (remembering my father)Jun 14, 2025 2:45 pm - Guest columnist Tom Montgomery Fate: I grew up in a small Iowa town, and my dad was the minister at the Congregational church. Like most small-town clerics, he was expected to be a self-assured, virtuous role model, but was, of course, just as human and vulnerable as everyone else.
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Challenge dictatorshipJun 14, 2025 10:15 am - Since Jan. 20 with Donald Trump functioning as a dictator nearly each day, we witness the further erosion of our nearly 250-year-old democracy and our rule of law. Presid...
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Beware what could happenJun 14, 2025 10:14 am - A country is made up of two basic things — people and the environment — land, air and water. The former administration made these things a priority, providing access to a...
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Parade honors all who serveJun 14, 2025 10:03 am - My father, his brother and his brothers-in-law served in the United States Army in World War ll. They all served with honor and devotion. My cousins served in Vietnam wit...
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President is in conflict with ConstitutionJun 13, 2025 4:00 am - This is a response to Steve Koivula’s 6/2 letter to the Daily Herald. He is sad that Trump is being treated like a criminal. Well, he is a criminal. He has 34 felony conv...
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Daily Herald opinion: Taking aim at look-alikes: New Rosemont rules acknowledge that fake guns can pose real threatJun 13, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Rosemont’s new ban on realistic-looking fake weapons, common during local sci-fi conventions, could prevent misunderstandings and possibly tragedies.
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Today’s editorial cartoonJun 13, 2025 4:00 am -
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Protests turn violent. Democrats blame Trump. Rinse, repeatJun 13, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: The media portrays left-wing protests turning violent as starting peacefully, while blaming Trump. California leaders criticize Trump rather than violent protesters.
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U.N. should control aid to GazaJun 13, 2025 4:00 am - Last month, President Trump acknowledged that many people are starving in Gaza. Since then, the U.S. has backed the plan of providing aid through the Israeli-controlled G...