Articles filed under Opinion
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Today’s editorial cartoonOct 30, 2025 4:00 am -
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Furloughs and the resentment of living with hardshipsOct 30, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson:
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This open enrollment might give you sticker shockOct 29, 2025 10:03 am - Americans embarking on the annual task of sifting through the health plans offered by their employers to find the one that gives them the most bang for their buck are facing a new reality: many of those options no longer feel affordable. This year, the process isn’t just complex or confusing — it’s painful.
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Enforce pet safety lawOct 29, 2025 9:32 am - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is failing at one of its most basic jobs: enforcing the Animal Welfare Act. The numbers are staggering. At commercial dog breedi...
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Pray for those seeking retributionOct 29, 2025 9:32 am - America was, is and always will be great because of the people who make it that way. Hey, we even have a president who sells Bibles. But you know, I’m curious. Maybe he w...
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Daily Herald opinion: Check, please: If federal employees go without pay during shutdowns, so should CongressOct 29, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: An announcement by U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville that he will donate the congressional pay he receives during the shutdown to the Northern Illinois Food Bank is laudable. But why are members of Congress paid when others are not?
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Today’s editorial cartoonOct 29, 2025 4:00 am -
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What is real message in referendums like that of Dist. 214?Oct 29, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Elizabeth Bauer: It should go without saying, but apparently needs to be said, that maintaining facilities is a part of sound governance, not an “extra” to be paid for with new taxes.
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What a show of chutzpahOct 29, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Protect rational health policyOct 28, 2025 9:46 am - As a a physician and clinical teaching faculty member, I am appalled at the multiple assaults on the health of Americans that is our government’s current project. At my r...