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Daily Herald opinion: The show goes on: McHenry Outdoor Theater stands the test of time to remain a summertime tradition

Daily Herald opinion: The show goes on: McHenry Outdoor Theater stands the test of time to remain a summertime tradition

Daily Herald opinion: As the last remaining drive-in in the suburbs, we hope the McHenry Outdoor Theater continues as a local summertime tradition for many years to come.

 
Daily Herald opinion: The practical struggle for relevance: Campaign finance picture shows the challenge of being taken seriously

Daily Herald opinion: The practical struggle for relevance: Campaign finance picture shows the challenge of being taken seriously

Daily Herald opinion: Our Russell Lissau’s campaign finance update for the November election last Sunday painted a grim picture for Republican candidates at the state and federal level in Illinois. Even more important is the grim picture it forebodes for American politics broadly.

 
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Daily Herald opinion: Preserve and protect: Volunteer efforts nurture survival of suburban plovers and prairie

Daily Herald opinion: Preserve and protect: Volunteer efforts nurture survival of suburban plovers and prairie

Daily Herald opinion: We owe conservationists and volunteers a debt of gratitude for their local efforts, including protecting endangered piping plovers and restoring valuable prairie.

 

Letters to the Editor

‘Odyssey’ has it all

Like most everyone else who enjoys movies — even if it means going to a theater and spending three hours without a break. I went to an afternoon showing of “The Odyssey.”...

 

Founders' fears justified and prescient

In his July 15, op-ed, “Trump‘s most powerful enablers wear judicial robes,” Keith Raffel wrote: “In the first Federalist paper, Alexander Hamilton warned that a great ri...

 
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An irony on noncitizen voting

It is ironic that the same day the Daily Herald published Jody Linton’s letter declaring noncitizen voting a “non issue,” New Jersey released a report that 6,600 non citi...

 

Columns

Ending the backlash

Ending the backlash

Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: "Ending the Backlash on LGBTQI+ Issues" is the title of the report out last week from the respected liberal think tank The Center for American Progress. As you might expect, the Center report urges Democrats to stand firm in supporting transgender soldiers and gender-transition care. But when it comes to girls' sports, it's not what you think.

 
Repeal the whole Big Beautiful Bill

Repeal the whole Big Beautiful Bill

Guest columnist Sean Casten : One year after its passage, President Donald Trump's Big Ugly Bill (aka the “One Big Beautiful Bill”) is decimating state budgets and our social safety net.

 
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He looks a little moldy, but he’s all right

He looks a little moldy, but he’s all right

Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion:

 

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