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Daily Herald opinion: Illinois lawmakers must avoid the mistakes that created the state’s pension crisis

Daily Herald opinion: Illinois lawmakers must avoid the mistakes that created the state’s pension crisis

Daily Herald opinion: While some progress has been made in addressing the pension crisis in Illinois, state lawmakers need to stop the behavior that caused the problem in the first place.

 
Daily Herald opinion: A power of kings: Presidential pardons are outdated, ripe for abuse and must be curtailed

Daily Herald opinion: A power of kings: Presidential pardons are outdated, ripe for abuse and must be curtailed

Daily Herald opinion: Pardon power was written into the Constitution at a much different time, during an era of monarchs and despots that ingrained the power as a residue of our heritage. It is outdated today and ripe for abuse.

 
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Daily Herald opinion: Stopping a frightening free-for-all: Fair maps amendment, protections needed more than ever

Daily Herald opinion: Stopping a frightening free-for-all: Fair maps amendment, protections needed more than ever

Daily Herald opinion: If you abandon the belief that elected bodies should reflect the will of voters over the whims of politicians, then gerrymandering could be on the table every time a party in power feels threatened.

 

Letters to the Editor

Columnist ignores real climate science

Michael Barone’s column uses a familiar move: point to a cold winter, cite a few recalibrated opinions and suggest that concern about climate change has been overblown. B...

 

Don’t balance budget on people with cancer

The future of federal funding for cancer research is increasingly uncertain, and the consequences are deeply personal for millions of Americans who have been diagnosed wi...

 
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Less whining, more action

It's rather ironic and somewhat sad to see how many members of Congress are negatively reacting to President Trump's efforts to stop the flow of illegal drugs into our co...

 

Columns

In a gloomy winter, read a couple of classic books

In a gloomy winter, read a couple of classic books

Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:

 
Fight or flee: A tale of two congresswomen

Fight or flee: A tale of two congresswomen

Syndicated columnist Froma Harrop:

 
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Helping Chicago veterans through better focus on brain injury research

Helping Chicago veterans through better focus on brain injury research

Chicago is an emerging center for advancing treatments for traumatic brain injuries among U.S. service members, a condition so prevalent that it is considered the signatu...

 

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