Articles filed under Opinion
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Limit presidential powerApr 30, 2025 9:20 am - I say the president of the United States has too much power. Be it Trump, be it Biden, or all those who preceded them. Why isn’t this possibility even discussed on televi...
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Market manipulation?Apr 30, 2025 9:20 am - Were the Trump tariffs little more than a stock market manipulation? Declare tariffs, watch the market crash, buy in, pause tariffs, watch the market recover, sell off, i...
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Stop effort to eliminate townshipsApr 30, 2025 9:19 am - Townships in Illinois are our oldest form of government, operated by our neighbors and providing close-to-home services such as low-income energy assistance, assessor’s o...
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Economic nostalgia fails us againApr 30, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Protectionist tariffs meant to revive past economic glory repeatedly backfire, hurting the very people they aim to help. History shows embracing change, not resisting it, leads to prosperity.
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Today’s editorial cartoonApr 30, 2025 4:00 am -
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Upgrades beginning to show in court clerk’s operationsApr 29, 2025 4:00 am - When I took office as clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County this past December, I made a promise to bring progress to a system long overdue for transformation. I camp...
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Daily Herald opinion: A makeover strategy works: DuPage forest preserve finds success with its golf coursesApr 29, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County collected $8.38 million in revenue from its three golf courses last year. The record total comes just a decade after other suburban courses were struggling.
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Conflicting sentencesApr 29, 2025 4:00 am - I see that the couple who stole $142,000 while working for a Palatine seal coating couple received probation and a requirement to repay the stolen funds within two years....
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Can Trump’s tariff plan work?Apr 29, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Trump imposed tariffs to boost US manufacturing, but their arbitrary nature shocks markets and worries even supporters. Success depends on clear targets and sticking to a strategy.
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‘Illegal’ is not the word for many immigrantsApr 29, 2025 4:00 am - A recent Daily Herald contained yet another letter from a reader recklessly and incorrectly stigmatizing migrants by stating of them “the word is illegal.” That may be th...