Articles filed under Opinion
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Maybe it’s time for Congress to wake up and get involvedFeb 20, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Attempts to cut spending and balance budget failed. What worked? Tax hikes, growth, and reinventing government. But now huge challenges loom.
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Let’s not be ‘sad birds’Feb 20, 2025 4:00 am - I would like to thank the Daily Herald for showing the thinking of the other side in the letter on the “Greenies are bad for the environment.” It reminds me of the old sa...
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Today’s editorial cartoonFeb 20, 2025 4:00 am -
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‘Bankers of last resort’ should say no on taxesFeb 20, 2025 4:00 am - Taxpayers are the government’s “bankers of last resort.” When politicians overspend and overtax in fiscally irresponsible ways, it’s ultimately up to us taxpayers to say ...
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Toward ‘enlightenment’Feb 19, 2025 10:08 am - In a previous commentary, I compared Trump and his appointees to the Wizard of Oz and having them pull the curtain back. With all the fraud and criminal activity DOGE is ...
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Defense of DEI is defense of racismFeb 19, 2025 10:00 am - America has a checkered history regarding race, but not mentioned in the Daily Herald’s Feb. 9 editorial is that 600,000 people died to end slavery and legislation was ad...
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Why were hopes of the 1990s dashed?Feb 19, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: The spread of democracy and capitalism has stalled due to the resilience of authoritarian nationalism in China, Russia, and the Middle East.
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Today’s editorial cartoonFeb 19, 2025 4:00 am -
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2025 Greenland and 1938 zechoslovakia: Too close for comfortFeb 19, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel: Trump's threats to annex Greenland echo Hitler's 1938 annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. His expansionist rhetoric violates international law and could undermine global security.
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Daily Herald opinion: Moving toward healing: New railroad pedestrian safety gates are coming to Barrington, but more are neededFeb 19, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: One year after a local teen's death, Barrington is getting a much-needed railroad pedestrian crossing gate, but more work needs to be done to keep the community safe.