Articles filed under Opinion
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Lake Michigan water is not worth the costMar 23, 2026 4:00 am - I live in unincorporated Lake County. The powers that be thought it best for my subdivision to be connected to Lake Michigan water. I figured it would be about the same o...
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Primary non-voters face choices others createdMar 23, 2026 4:00 am - I have to vent. I haven’t heard the final voter turnout for the 2026 Primaries, but by mid-day Election Day it was 19%. I can actually see my polling place from my desk a...
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A time of ‘inner mindfulness’ that’s good for all of usMar 22, 2026 8:21 pm - Guest columnist Javeed Akhter: I started Ramadan this year with the sense of anticipation and excitement, but then it all fell apart.
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Prairie FireMar 22, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Somewhere inside every American male is the idea that we could be a cowboy, or a gunfighter, or an honest homesteader in his sod house, battling locusts and drought and blizzards.
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Explain reasons for warMar 22, 2026 4:00 am - Americans deserve clear justification before being drawn into another war in the Middle East. Without an imminent threat, such a decision demands careful explanation and ...
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The danger facing Abraham AccordMar 22, 2026 4:00 am - Peace agreements are often celebrated when they are signed, but their true test comes when tensions rise. The Abraham Accord, introduced in 2020, was presented as a rare ...
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Today’s editorial cartoonMar 22, 2026 4:00 am -
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Fact vs. fiction on Medicaid and the wealth taxMar 22, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:
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Daily Herald opinion: Obligations of citizenship: Our republic depends on each of us to recognize our duty to be engaged, to be informed, to voteMar 21, 2026 2:45 pm - Daily Herald Opinion: Along with the party nominations for state and federal office from Illinois, Tuesday's election results contain an irony that strikes at the heart of representative government but that sadly is apt to slip away almost unnotice
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Loud silence: While Washington dithers, Ukrainians wait for the missilesMar 20, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: That Ukraine has held its ground against Russia's numerically superior armies and clawed back territory seized from it is a testament to its people's courage and resilience, and to Europe's willingness to fill part of the gap left by the United States as part of Trump's pro-Russian, anti-Ukrainian tilt.