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Daily Herald opinion: ‘Sour grapes’ aren’t the issue: Whatever the result of clerk’s pay-raise suit, DuPage board failed a transparency test

Daily Herald opinion: ‘Sour grapes’ aren’t the issue: Whatever the result of clerk’s pay-raise suit, DuPage board failed a transparency test

DuPage County Board member Jim Zay has a valid point when he questions the motives behind a county clerk’s complaint challenging pay raises the board voted itself and oth...

 
Daily Herald opinion: Another strike against homelessness: State grant to Elgin project emphasizes public-private efforts under way throughout the suburbs

Daily Herald opinion: Another strike against homelessness: State grant to Elgin project emphasizes public-private efforts under way throughout the suburbs

Daily Herald opinion: The infusion of $400,000 for Elgin’s Unsheltered Pilot Project won’t solve the crisis by itself, but it does emphasize the public and private cooperation that is going on throughout our communities to manage it.

 
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Daily Herald opinion: We have endured much in 250 years of freedom; let’s continue to use what we have learned

Daily Herald opinion: We have endured much in 250 years of freedom; let’s continue to use what we have learned

Daily Herald opinion: Democracy has never been easy in America’s 250 years of freedom, but we have managed to thrive by keeping our commitment to its fundamental values.

 

Letters to the Editor

Flying the flag honors sacrifices

Saturday marked the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It seems that the nation celebrated the 4th of July this year with a proliferation of the dedi...

 

Court rulings offer glimmer of hope

American values — — democratic governance, adherence to the rule of law, cooperation among allies, equal opportunity, journalistic freedom, etc. — — have been, for the pa...

 
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Actions tell story of ‘help’ for Blacks

An opinion letter published in the Daily Herald June 29 titled, “Blacks would fare better under Trump” listed many positive actions Trump would have performed if Trump ha...

 

Columns

In Europe, signs of eroding trust of America are everywhere

In Europe, signs of eroding trust of America are everywhere

Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Each time I spend an extended period of time in Europe, I am astonished at the level of detailed knowledge Europeans have about events in the United States and the current state of our politics.

 
Supreme Court says birthright citizenship is as American as apple pie

Supreme Court says birthright citizenship is as American as apple pie

Syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette: The fact that the United States has just celebrated its 250th birthday has me feeling nostalgic for a long-forgotten time when Republicans were different people with a whole different set of beliefs.

 
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The fall of Vicksburg

The fall of Vicksburg

Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: How am I, a resident of Rhode Island, supposed to celebrate the Fourth of July this year?

 

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