Articles filed under Opinion
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‘News you can use’ can appear in unexpected waysMay 14, 2026 4:00 am - “News you can use” is something of a marketing cliche related to newspapers, but the phrase, like most cliches, has some basis in fact. In addition to stories about polit...
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Our savings matter, but this bipartisan push misses the markMay 14, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:
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Laughingstock: Bluster and gibberish turn us into a jokeMay 13, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins:
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We need progress on improving educationMay 13, 2026 4:00 am - We need to quickly address the declining skills and education levels coming out of our public schools. While I don’t support the “defund” idea, we need very specific fixe...
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A foreign policy of persistenceMay 13, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘We just can’t ignore what is happening’: County program offers comfort, practical help to mothers needing supportMay 13, 2026 4:00 am - It is probably a common reflection for first-time parents — and maybe veterans as well — as they leave the hospital cradling their newborn: “Are they really sending this ...
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Sweeping change neededMay 13, 2026 4:00 am - The DuPage Democrat-led County Board just increased the Chairman’s pay from $136,959 to $185,000 (36.1% raise). The DuPage Democrat-led Forest Preserve Board just increas...
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Barney Frank speaksMay 12, 2026 4:22 pm - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Tired complaintMay 12, 2026 12:08 pm - Mark Dion 's May 3 column "$4.39-per-gallon gasoline and a $6.42 breakfast” is an interesting read but oh so reflective of the Democratic Party's dilemma. Dion goes on an...
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Iran war through ‘wicked problem’ lensMay 12, 2026 12:08 pm - The Iran conflict obviously resists simple solutions. The war should not be treated as a conventional policy or military problem, but as a “wicked problem” in which the s...