Articles filed under Opinion
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Fifth-grade memories still bring inspirationJul 06, 2026 4:00 am - As we are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, I’m once again remembering my first encounter with the city of Aurora — not the year when ...
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The naked truth about president’s wealthJul 06, 2026 4:00 am - “But it is so clear and so transparent” that it was hardly worth talking about when describing his conflicts of interest, according to a friend of the late Italian Prime ...
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Refuse to subsidize data center abusesJul 06, 2026 4:00 am - This letter regards an article on June 18 titled, “Federal regulators order grid operators to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centers.” This represents a gross misca...
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Administration is clueless about needyJul 06, 2026 4:00 am - “A big yawn” is how President Trump views the unsigned bipartisan affordable housing bill, underscoring his cluelessness, and that of the self-serving billionaires he sur...
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Data shows value of Trump policiesJul 06, 2026 4:00 am - Friday’s paper said that the death rate in the U.S. is the lowest ever due to lower overdoses. In January, the murder rate in Chicago went down with no explanation. Can j...
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Age change in road tests is not enoughJul 06, 2026 4:00 am - Let’s not be fooled by the Illinois Congress. Changing the age for road testing seniors is not a welcome reprieve. It is in fact an outrage. They refuse to admit the absu...
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Move on from birthright citizenshipJul 06, 2026 4:00 am - Since the Constitution is clear about the fact that anyone born in the United States is automatically a citizen, the Supreme Court made the correct decision is affirming ...
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Amendment intent was clear from the startJul 05, 2026 4:00 am - First, let's acknowledge that the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment was written in direct response to the disastrous 1857 Dred Scott ruling, which held that enslav...
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘Sour grapes’ aren’t the issue: Whatever the result of clerk’s pay-raise suit, DuPage board failed a transparency testJul 05, 2026 4:00 am - DuPage County Board member Jim Zay has a valid point when he questions the motives behind a county clerk’s complaint challenging pay raises the board voted itself and oth...
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Split the billJul 05, 2026 4:00 am - I would like to start off by saying I am so sick of hearing news about the Bears. There are more important, urgent things going on that need attention. I wholeheartedly a...