Articles filed under Opinion
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School leaders live in a different worldNov 08, 2025 10:34 am - Is High School District 214 replacing desks because they aren’t functional or because a consultant doesn’t like the look? Not everyone in the district lives in a million-...
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Proud of ancestors who were antifaNov 08, 2025 10:33 am - A lot of my relatives were antifa during World War Two. I am not ashamed; I’m proud. Although some among us try to vilify the term by calling it a terrorist organization,...
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Open the government, then fix health careNov 08, 2025 10:32 am - OK, let me get this straight. The government is shut down because a spending bill that legislators approved nine previous times is not acceptable to Democrats. The Sen...
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It’s the math that shows who is to blameNov 08, 2025 10:32 am - Who to blame, Democrats or Republicans? What is our constitutional republic form of government for funding this government? Congress and the president failed to agree on ...
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We must work to resist dictatorshipNov 08, 2025 10:31 am - Because it hasn’t been updated in 35 years, our immigration system is profoundly broken. This at a time when humans around the globe are on the move more than ever before...
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Tone down rhetoric? It starts at the topNov 08, 2025 10:30 am - I read with interest your “Our View” column recently urging people to tone down the rhetoric. Both sides? Do you not remember the chaos of the first Trump administration,...
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The value of adopting a shelter petNov 08, 2025 10:30 am - Thank you for your Oct. 7 editorial on the need to ease pressures on struggling animal shelters. Having volunteered and fostered, I agree that those are great ways to con...
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Why League members join protestsNov 08, 2025 10:28 am - We have been asked why, as a non-partisan organization, we participate in the No Kings Protests. Our answer is simple. We are continuing the long tradition established by...
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The wisdom of a Founding FatherNov 08, 2025 10:28 am - There are many citizens of the United States of America who profess Christianity and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. The Father of the Constitution, James Madison, ...
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Lincoln library now home to rare, unusual letterNov 08, 2025 4:00 am - The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is the president of the United States. It is also 1861, and the job seeker is a Black man.