Articles filed under Opinion
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Township efforts strengthen social fabricDec 07, 2025 4:00 am - At our November Milton Township Board Meeting, I got emotional. It began when Shannon Hartnett, director of our 708 Community Mental Health Board, shared a story about an...
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War crime precedentDec 07, 2025 4:00 am - During World War 2, the German submarine U-852 sank the Greek merchant ship Peleus, after which the U-boat commander ordered the killing of the helpless survivors. At the...
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The smell of maple and light in the darknessDec 07, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion:
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Time for politicians to deal with property taxesDec 06, 2025 1:06 pm - Illinois businesses and homeowners have paid excessive property taxes far too long. Politicians recognize the problem, and shortly after Gov. JB Pritzker took office, he assembled a large legislative task force to analyze the situation and make recommendations. However, little has been accomplished since that time.
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An official nicknameDec 05, 2025 4:55 pm - In reply to Robert Antenpenko’s letter to the editor on Wednesday asking if the Daily Herald is stupid or ignorant regarding the secretary of defense’s title: Yes, Donald...
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Respond to crisis in our communitiesDec 05, 2025 4:54 pm - In this time of great peril to our democracy, galling is the apathy displayed by our local governments. Even more repugnant is the manipulation of truth. At the Mount Pro...
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Daily Herald opinion: Celebrating the ‘democratic project’: Illinois kicks off impressive plan for America’s 250th birthdayDec 05, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Plans are underway to celebrate a major milestone next summer on the most American of holidays — the nation’s 250th birthday on July 4.
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The American experiment is not what is failingDec 05, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:
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Yes, The New York Times really ran a story about social services fraud by immigrantsDec 05, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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Today’s editorial cartoonDec 05, 2025 4:00 am -