Articles filed under Opinion
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Illinois students' futures rest in MAP funding appropriationJan 19, 2016 12:00 am - There are a number of weighty issues that members of the Illinois legislature must grapple with as they solidify a budget this year, but none will likely impact the stat...
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Use of Cuneo lights brightened holidaysJan 19, 2016 12:00 am - Thank you to David Brown, Vernon Hills public works director/engineer, and his public works team for the great job done in the reuse of the former Cuneo Holiday Light Sh...
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Clinton needs more than a three-point planJan 19, 2016 12:00 am - By Richard Cohen Hillary Clinton is the Great Underestimator. Eight years ago, she underestimated Barack Obama and now she has underestimated Bernie Sanders. We know th...
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In Iowa, is Trump stronger than people think?Jan 17, 2016 12:00 am - DES MOINES - Who's leading the Republican presidential race here in Iowa? Most recent polls say Ted Cruz, including last month's edition of the influential Des Moines Re...
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Nikki Haley's righteous gambleJan 17, 2016 12:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. - By broad consensus, the winner of Thursday night's GOP debate was Donald Trump, followed by Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, with most of the postgame commen...
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Clash of cultures erupts in attacks on womenJan 15, 2016 12:00 am - The real surprise about the New Year's Eve riots targeting German women, now definitely attributed to Middle Eastern and North African immigrants, is why there should ha...
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Obama promised hope; he brought rageJan 15, 2016 12:00 am - Now let us praise laundry lists. Every year at State of the Union time, the president and his staff say the speech will not include them. But the laundry won't keep trac...
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Issues at College of DuPage are not bickering but matters of trustJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - This is an Open Letter to the District 502 Community: Since my election in 2011 to the College of DuPage Board of Trustees, I have learned many things, not the least of ...
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Slusher: The numbers that matter most in covering Powerball feverJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - By Jim Slusher That you are reading this column in today's Daily Herald doesn't necessarily mean I still work here. I had to finish the column before the $1.5 billion Po...
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Harsh judgment of Obama from his inner circleJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - In the eighth year of a presidency, who is qualified to begin delivering a historical judgment? President Obama and those who serve at his pleasure are naturally biased....