Articles filed under Opinion
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Today’s editorial cartoonMar 20, 2026 4:00 am -
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Facts in conflictMar 20, 2026 4:00 am - Let’s take a look at these facts. Fact 1: Russia is feeding U.S. troop positions to Iran. Response: To punish the Russians we ease restrictions on Russian oil sales so th...
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SAVE Act revives bad practices of the pastMar 20, 2026 4:00 am - There’s a basic promise in American democracy: the right to vote is free. Not free in the sense of trivial, but free in the sense that no citizen should have to buy their...
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Political parties on perilous groundMar 20, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: As Donald Trump's Republicans look askance as he launches what looks to some like another long-term war in the Middle East, and as the anti-Trump Democrats hold up Homeland Security funding in what looks to some like prioritizing illegal immigrants over U.S. citizens, one is tempted to ask, what's going on with America's political parties?
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘Its final curtain’: Small but scrappy Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles will be missedMar 19, 2026 3:00 pm - Daily Herald Opinion: The recently closed Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles took risks over its nearly 25-year run, and it will be missed.
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Exploring the ‘realm of nearly’ on the road to NovemberMar 19, 2026 12:50 pm - Columnist Jim Slusher: I hope you will reflect on what the primary elections have shown us about the role of political messaging and the means of its delivery in the selection of candidates. On that theme, I have some preliminary observations.
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Daily Herald opinion: The power of connection: Our country may feel divided, but shared events bring us together for important moments in timeMar 19, 2026 12:49 pm - Daily Herald Opinion: Recurring cultural events serve as rare points of national overlap. When we disagree about so much, we can still pause to watch, celebrate or debate the same moments together
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Our civilian-military bond is crackedMar 19, 2026 10:19 am - Syndicated columnist Salena Zito:
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A victory in Texas for moderationMar 19, 2026 9:46 am - Democratic senatorial candidate James Talarico’s victory in the Texas primary over U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett caused me to reflect on the current state of our nation’s po...
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Ahead of his timeMar 19, 2026 9:46 am - Hitmaker Neil Sedaka was ahead of his time in more ways than one. While we remember “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” and “Laughter In The Rain” following his Feb. 27 passing, ...