Articles filed under Opinion
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Today’s editorial cartoonDec 21, 2025 4:00 am -
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Parsing the new call to defend ‘Western civilization’Dec 21, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: While the president’s new national security policy correctly argues that a strategy is a statement on ends and means, the ends and the means it describes do not explain how the administration will seek to get from Point A to Point B.
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Why health care is not a rightDec 21, 2025 4:00 am - Ethically, a right is something that can be guaranteed without requiring another person to provide ongoing labor or expertise against their will. This distinction is cruc...
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The quiet engine behind Gen Z and Millennial malaiseDec 21, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:
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Hopes for the new yearDec 21, 2025 4:00 am - Since no one asked my hopes for the new year, I'd like to offer the following: a ceasefire between warring factions in our own country, a permanent ban on assault weapons...
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘Another story’ on the Bears stadium: There is room for negotiation and lawmakers best not dally over taking advantage of itDec 20, 2025 4:57 pm - If anyone thought Chicago Bears CEO Kevin Warren was bluffing last week about moving the team to northwest Indiana, that state’s governor was quick to demonstrate just ho...
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Illinois politicians finally gave business some breaks in 2025Dec 20, 2025 12:03 pm - State lawmakers and local leaders avoided taxes and cut regulations in 2025 to improve the state’s business climate, reduce costs and signal that job creators matter.
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Drug plague must stopDec 19, 2025 8:26 am - The tragedy of the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife possibly at the hands of their son, is a reflection of U.S. citizenry overall. Reiner’s son was addicted to drugs. St...
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State has done right thing with aid in dyingDec 19, 2025 8:26 am - I want to thank Gov. Pritzker for signing into law the Medical Aid in Dying Bill (also known as Deb’s Law”) as well as all the legislators who worked diligently to get it...
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Daily Herald opinion: Mortals and transit management: Public will be watching to make sure promises of reform come trueDec 19, 2025 7:38 am - Elected officials and public transportation leaders were all smiles and enthusiasm Wednesday, as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation that didn’t just rescue the ...