Articles filed under Opinion
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Today’s editorial cartoonSep 16, 2026 11:35 am -
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The memories I carry from 9/11Sep 16, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson: As I was watching 9/11 memorials on television, I kept thinking how hard it is to believe that a quarter-century has passed since that fateful September day in New York City.
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The murdering motherSep 16, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Lindsay Clancy deserves to spend her life in prison. She strangled her three children, one after another. She knew what she was doing and knew it was wrong. She did it anyway.
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Daily Herald opinion: A neighborhood safety issue points up challenges of responding to public concernsSep 15, 2026 3:00 pm - On the surface, calls for a traffic light near then Marian Park apartments in Wheaton can have a very parochial feel. It is, after all, one light affecting one suburban n...
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Today’s editorial cartoonSep 15, 2026 11:35 am -
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The bell tolls for American generositySep 15, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel: Trump has repeatedly framed foreign assistance in transactional terms. Why should he give funds to Nepal? Did it send support for his military campaign against Iran? Did it buy Trump meme coins? Did it contribute to his new White House ballroom?
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Fuehrer Cult: America Bends to Strongman WorshipSep 15, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: Germany came inevitably to mind last week during the Republican Party's midterm convention, an homage to President Donald Trump mandated by President Donald Trump in the presence of fawning Republican politicians who, ever since 2016, have resembled the sniveling casino manager played by Peter Lorre in "Casablanca."
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Consider context in using ‘S’ wordSep 14, 2026 10:13 am - I very much appreciate and agree with Keith Peterson‘s Sept. 9 editorial. Conservative, right-wing people are demonizing the “S” word without context. Most of the federal...
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Examine what’s behind political changesSep 14, 2026 10:11 am - Michael Barone makes an interesting comparison between the rise of the Bolsheviks and some of today’s Democratic Socialists. But I think he misses the more important less...
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When will we have had enough?Sep 14, 2026 10:10 am - Even though it's illegal, or at least contingent on congressional approval, President Trump is promising $5,000 to every American if Republicans win the midterms. How man...