Articles filed under Opinion
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The Democrats: Leadership discredited, party off kilterMay 20, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: How does a political party with overwhelming advantages, including increasing support from the growing bloc of highly educated and affluent voters, almost monopoly support from the press and broadcast media, and with burgeoning financial and high-tech sectors of the economy, manage to lose just about everything across the board?
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On education, Mississippi shows the wayMay 20, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Shocking new data shows Mississippi now leads the nation in key education metrics. Is the Deep South outperforming progressive states?
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Daily Herald opinion: This is a show of commitment?: Painting transparency mistake as ‘minor’ overlooks its serious consequencesMay 20, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Tollway board's suspicious actions in closed session, unapologetic response raise doubts about commitment to transparency despite claim that excluding public was a one-time oversight.
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Today’s editorial cartoonMay 20, 2025 4:00 am -
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Sleazin' on a jet planeMay 20, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: If you don't have much money, you gotta have pride, or you're a bum, and people know you're a bum, and they call you a bum. But if you're rich, no one will think you're a bum no matter what you take, including a $400 million jet.
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Crypto bill is not regulation industry needsMay 19, 2025 4:00 am - One in five Illinois residents owns or trades cryptocurrency and the Chicago market ranks nationally for crypto usage by residents. This once-fringe technology is now, of...
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Congress must defend ConstitutionMay 19, 2025 4:00 am - It’s nice to read letters from citizens regarding corruption by our elected office holders. It’s a sad day when our president uses executive orders, not legislation, to a...
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What we must assume Democrats supportMay 19, 2025 4:00 am - What do Democrats stand for? What they are against is clear, but we never hear what they stand for. That lack of transparency is frustrating. Based on their criticism of ...
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What is personal effect of Trump changes?May 19, 2025 4:00 am - To Mr. Tom Lewandowski of Sleepy Hollow and others who may agree with him concerning his recent letter to the editor, a few questions, if I may: Just how does shutting th...
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Covering ‘mistake’ of presidential electionMay 19, 2025 4:00 am - Another letter from an aggrieved reader complaining about the Daily Herald’s perceived anti-Trump bias — “Many see coverage bias” (May 7). Ms. Fortman got her shorts in a...