Articles filed under Opinion
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We can still build on anti-opioid successesJun 12, 2025 4:00 am - I was pleased to see the article “Saving Lives,” published on June 8, reporting on the Illinois and nationwide decline in opioid overdose deaths, as well as addressing th...
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Choice at the end of lifeJun 12, 2025 4:00 am - When Jesus Christ walked this earth, we did not have a medicine man that could keep the body alive even when you are brain-dead. Today, we have the ability to extend suff...
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Today’s editorial cartoonJun 12, 2025 4:00 am -
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Two different pictures and a confusion of masksJun 12, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: I’ve seen two very different pictures of journalism and journalists last week. One that is prominent and almost everyone sees. One that is more isolated and rarely rises to the level of the public consciousness.
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Anger, fear and the danger of silence in face of antisemitismJun 11, 2025 4:08 pm - Guest columnist Shira Goodman: When I was growing up, Hebrew School teachers and camp counselors used to tell us that understanding Hebrew and knowing the basics of daily and Sabbath prayer services meant we could walk into a synagogue anywhere in the world and participate. This is no longer the case.
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Too much hatredJun 11, 2025 10:44 am - As a regular reader, I ask how can you pretend to be balanced? You have occasional conservatives, but the majority of columnists and reader letters are just hateful anti-...
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Trump and PutinJun 11, 2025 10:44 am - On Mr. Barone’s Thursday Column titled: “Trump’s eyes are opened on Putin. Now what will he do?” Here’s an easy response: nothing. Patrick Keating Arlington Heights ...
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Parade plan is misguided, wastefulJun 11, 2025 10:44 am - Do we really need a Russian-style military parade? The U.S. Army is set to hold a “Grand Military Parade” on June 14 to commemorate its 250th anniversary. June 14 is Trum...
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Following House settlement, athletic programs’ culture is more important than everJun 11, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson: While waiting for the House v. NCAA settlement to conclude, I, like many other college football fans, had to finally accept that the amateurism model, in place for over a century, has come to an end.
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Today’s editorial cartoonJun 11, 2025 4:00 am -