Articles filed under Opinion
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More to learn about fear of policeOct 13, 2025 4:00 am - This is in response to Bill Blaine’s comments on Sept. 19 asking “Why run?” Mr. Blaine, as a white female and a member of the CARE team (Committee for Anti-Racism and Equ...
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Take medical advice only from doctorsOct 13, 2025 4:00 am - My professional medical advice is don’t take medical advice from people who are not doctors. I am an old pediatrician, and I can remember doing two or three spinal taps a...
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Enjoy the adventure of readingOct 12, 2025 4:00 am - In the week just past, libraries across the nation shined a spotlight on Banned Books Week, a celebration of something simple but powerful: the Freedom to Read. Banned Bo...
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Tell what is happeningOct 12, 2025 4:00 am - One night last week in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Blackhawk helicopters hovered, ICE agents rappelled down and others got out of unmarked vehicles and raide...
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Today’s editorial cartoonOct 12, 2025 4:00 am -
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Gay kids and garbageOct 12, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: The Supreme Court of the United States of America is very interested in gay “conversion therapy,” because, in a country where people are hefting 48-gallon trash cans half full of water, the government is taking yet another dive into the underpants of the nation.
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Daily Herald opinion: A celebration of Chicago: The disparagement in our national politics of our city by the lake sadly obscures all that is fabulous about itOct 11, 2025 2:00 pm - As frequent visitors to our neighboring metropolis to the east and occasional tourists elsewhere around the country and around the globe, we would -- with pride and witho...
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Congress should extend ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits and open the governmentOct 11, 2025 1:00 pm - Small businesses want to provide health benefits to their employees because it promotes a healthy and productive workforce and allows them to compete for talent with larger enterprises.
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Today’s editorial cartoonOct 10, 2025 4:00 am -
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True fairness in electionsOct 10, 2025 4:00 am - Keith Raffel’s column on Sunday espouses an idea brought up every election cycle, that all electoral votes be ascribed to the national winner of the popular vote instead ...