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Daily Herald opinion: For now …: A momentous peace is far from secure, but we can be grateful for a small step toward ending a war

Daily Herald opinion: For now …: A momentous peace is far from secure, but we can be grateful for a small step toward ending a war

For now, let’s be hopeful and thankful. We have so few opportunities for pure joy in international politics, we can sometimes feel that we have to take whatever comfort w...

 
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 it

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 it

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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Daily Herald opinion: Not dead after all: Happy to see new burst of energy for Chicago-to-Rockford rail line

Daily Herald opinion: Not dead after all: Happy to see new burst of energy for Chicago-to-Rockford rail line

Daily Herald opinion: This week, a proposed Chicago-to-Rockford rail project simultaneously took a step forward and one back, but we’re pleased to see that it hasn’t been dead after all, just delayed.

 

Letters to the Editor

Hypocritical on health

What hypocrisy. An overweight commander in chief had the audacity to dismiss the fitness of the United States Military. Here is a person who did not serve one day in the ...

 

Common sense needed on climate change

I saw in the Daily Herald recently that Elgin is going to save the world by cutting emissions 60% in five years and be carbon neutral in 25 years using green energy sourc...

 
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A commander of hate and divisiveness

In the Fencepost of Sept. 17, a letter appeared from Mr. Nick DiGiovanni bemoaning the Daily Herald’s attempt at being honest with the American people by pointing out Mr....

 

Columns

The new editor-in-chief of CBS News is not like the others

The new editor-in-chief of CBS News is not like the others

Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: The knives are out for CBS News' new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss. Because she succeeded.

 
With Americans increasingly pessimistic, leaders must show greater understanding

With Americans increasingly pessimistic, leaders must show greater understanding

Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson: About a week after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a survey conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research was released, offering insights about the direction in which our country is headed. After the troubling political violence we have witnessed recently, it is not shocking that a majority of those surveyed believe we are in a dire situation.

 
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Preparing to protest the rebuilding of America from democracy to autocracy

Preparing to protest the rebuilding of America from democracy to autocracy

After less than nine months in his second term in office, Americans are now finding what President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” and Project 2025 are all about — reb...

 

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