Articles filed under Opinion
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Act now to influence Senate on budgetJun 30, 2025 4:00 am - 16,600 additional, preventable deaths could happen each year because of the Republican House budget proposal, according to an analysis by researchers in the Annals of Int...
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Investments in Israel Bonds unacceptableJun 30, 2025 4:00 am - Over the past year and a half, Israel’s assault on Gaza has devastated the Palestinian population. Tens of thousands have been officially reported killed and starved, an ...
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Drone surveillance violates privacyJun 30, 2025 4:00 am - I am writing today to express my concerns with drones being used as surveillance in Westmont. I live at 5905 Fairview Avenue and have a drone fly over my back yard from e...
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1973 act gives president authority he needsJun 30, 2025 4:00 am - I read the editorial in today’s Daily Herald, regarding the role of Congress regarding their constitutional duty on declaring war. The editorial essentially echoed the co...
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Media complacency enabled MadiganJun 30, 2025 4:00 am - I recently read an editorial in the Herald regarding the decades long corruption of Mike Madigan. I was good with one notable exception. There was no discussion of the me...
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On this July 4th, remember TaiwanJun 30, 2025 4:00 am - We Americans have forgotten that the Declaration of Independence was not merely a document for the colonies — it was a document for the world. It was a declaration of hum...
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Praise forthcoming?Jun 30, 2025 4:00 am - After Democrats slammed the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade, will they congratulate the U.S. Military on their successful obliteration of Iran’s nuclear program? Tom...
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Despite frustrations, we feel Biden’s lossJun 30, 2025 4:00 am - My friends who voted for former President Joe Biden are frustratingly stuck between his presidential accomplishments, his shoot-himself-in-foot moments since leaving offi...
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Village should fly the Pride flagJun 30, 2025 4:00 am - Earlier this month, Mount Prospect issued a proclamation to honor Pride Month. The proclamation should be commended, but it’s time to fly the Pride Flag at village hall. ...
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‘Laissez-faire’ policies dangerousJun 30, 2025 4:00 am - In economic and political contexts, laissez-faire refers to a policy of minimal government intervention in business and economic affairs — essentially “let the market do ...