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Opinion Stories from April 22, 2020 (Change date)

The virus before the virus

By Armstrong Williams
Apr 22, 2020 11:00 pm - With Americans hunkering down at home in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic, it can sometimes feel like the end of days. However, for an unseen number of our country...
Editorial: It's a time to reaffirm, not relax, rules on government transparency

The Daily Herald Editorial Board
Apr 22, 2020 11:00 pm - On April 13, the Illinois Municipal League issued a news release claiming that units of government in the state "remain in limbo" because state Attorney General Kwame Ra...
Closing arboretum puts more at risk

Apr 22, 2020 1:00 am - I appreciate the Morton Arboretum's desire to keep people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, all decisions, even those with good intentions, have unintended con...
On the importance of immunizations

Apr 22, 2020 1:00 am - The Daily Herald's April 13 front page article, "Remembering the Viral Threat of the 1950s" featured suburbanites in their 70s and 80s looking back at the polio crisis. ...
Remember the truckers

Apr 22, 2020 1:00 am - When giving thanks to essential workers, we cannot leave out our truckers, the backbone of this country. Without these drivers there wouldn't be medicine for pharmacists...
A lesson on insurance

Apr 22, 2020 1:00 am - If we have learned one thing from dealing with this pandemic, I hope it's that we all realize how vulnerable we are when we rely on employers for health insurance. Peopl...
Michigan's governor takes safety guidelines a decree too far

By Debra J. Saunders
Apr 22, 2020 1:00 am - When historians look back at America's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, they likely will cite Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as the best example of how not to conta...
A use for our cars

Apr 22, 2020 1:00 am - Since we are using our cars so rarely now, basically just for the necessaries, why don't we start decorating them with crepe paper like homecoming floats. Of course, st...
The most vulnerable must be most cautious

Apr 22, 2020 1:00 am - The federal and Illinois state governments have issued social distancing and stay-at-home directives to slow the spread of COVID-19 among the general population and, esp...
Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon

Apr 22, 2020 1:00 am - Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon ...

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