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Daily Herald Opinion: When ‘local politics’ becomes something else: Can we find a way to stop the trend toward partisan influence in local races?

Daily Herald Opinion: When ‘local politics’ becomes something else: Can we find a way to stop the trend toward partisan influence in local races?

Daily Herald opinion: Local politics is becoming more partisan as parties back candidates, bring resources, and create slates, adding drama and dysfunction to formerly nonpartisan races.

 
Daily Herald opinion: A family’s search: Elgin’s committed cold case unit provides long-delayed answers for missing woman’s family

Daily Herald opinion: A family’s search: Elgin’s committed cold case unit provides long-delayed answers for missing woman’s family

Daily Herald opinion: While Elgin’s commendable cold case unit finally located the remains of a woman who disappeared almost 42 years ago, it also inspires questions about whether more could have been done initially to find Karen Schepers.

 
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Daily Herald opinion: A time to dream: Opening Day is here, and so is hope, at least for a day or two

Daily Herald opinion: A time to dream: Opening Day is here, and so is hope, at least for a day or two

Daily Herald opinion: Like that first warm day in March, Opening Day brings the promise of spring and a new beginning. Anything is possible, and hope is in the air.

 

Letters to the Editor

Is there a surprise here?

RE: “Deadly blow?” in the Suburban Business section March 6: Guy Spinelli is in the paper-straw business. He voted for Donald Trump in each of the last three elections. T...

 

The Democrats’ messaging problem

The Democratic Party has an obvious problem when it comes to effectively getting their message out to their constituents. Their message over the past umpteen years is tha...

 
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Keeping numbers in perspective

It's funny how numbers can be manipulated to serve one's hidden purpose. Being 80 years old, I can recall when government wanted to impose a state sales tax. It was only ...

 

Columns

The importance of ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs to productivity

The importance of ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs to productivity

Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Increasing productivity through innovation and investment is vital for economic growth, but the administration's policies of tariffs, cutting research and restricting immigration could hamper it.

 

Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins:

 
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The cover-up is always worse than the crime

The cover-up is always worse than the crime

Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The Trump team's major security breach regarding attack plans reveals not just incompetence but cover-up and lies. Loyal soldiers' lives were risked while the administration avoided responsibility.

 

Cartoons

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