Articles filed under Politics
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Our workplace is lonelier, but goal of valuable news is even strongerApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - In May 2019, I wrote the following as the Daily Herald prepared to move from our offices just east of the intersection of Algonquin and Arlington Heights roads in Arling...
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In fighting pandemic, pure individualism is a handicapApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - "Each person, withdrawn into himself, behaves as though he is a stranger to the destiny of all the others. His children and his good friends constitute for him the whole...
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Editorial: Governor, when it comes to Fair Maps, democracy needs youApr 01, 2020 11:00 pm - Given the other things on our minds, it is hard for any of us to turn our attention these days to Illinois' sorry practice of gerrymandering, and it feels particularly u...
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Unbreakable resilience helps us overcome poison of pessimismApr 01, 2020 11:00 pm - Look around with open eyes. It is not too hard to see the power of resilience in nature pushing up like the crocus, tulips in spring. Spring 2020 is a challenging time ...
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Let's get a mighty mayor, not a vanquished senator, for VPApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - The novel coronavirus has made clear who in this country actually runs things. It should be, and occasionally is, the president. But in this instance, President Donald T...
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Government's evolving role in fighting crisesApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - "So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." This quotation is from the First Inaugural Address of President Fran...
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6th Congressional District race hard to predict with 'ordinary life on hold'Mar 31, 2020 5:33 am - The general election ballot is set, but there's much still to be known in the race to represent the 6th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Republican primary...
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Who's the good dog now?Mar 31, 2020 1:00 am - I love the rich people who employ me. I do. Before that, I loved the other rich people who employed me. I want them swaddled with care, smothered with tax incentives, in...
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For many families, health crisis adds to homelessness risksMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Across the country, Americans are being told, "Stay home." As coronavirus sweeps across our country, communities are heeding the advice of epidemiologists and taking dra...
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Time is running out to end gerrymandering, an enemy of democracyMar 30, 2020 5:30 am - During an unprecedented health crisis, it is difficult to focus on anything else. I certainly hope you are all taking this as seriously as I am - observing social distan...