Opinion
Saunders: Chicago Teachers Union makes good case for vouchers
By forcing a return to remote learning because of covid, teachers risk parents finding education elsewhere.
Life
When extreme cold hits, compost is your garden’s guardian
Yearly applications of mulch also will keep your plants healthy during heatwaves and periods of heavy rainfall.
Opinion
Schwab: Accentuate the positive, OK; but don’t ignore negative
It’s tempting to don blinders to the threats to democracy, but that assures the threats will prevail.
Opinion
Harrop: What Betty White and other Golden Girls got right
TV has seen plenty of shows with women friends, but ‘Golden Girls’ understood the keys to camaraderie.
Opinion
Let’s tally up the good, the bad and the ugly of the year past and hope for better this year.
By Tom Burke / Herald columnist
Opinion
Saunders: Throwing tantrums on a plane can be costly
Engaging in shouting matches and assaulting crew will result in fines and worse. Yet the unruly persist.
Life
If we stay strong, we can beat this seemingly endless virus
COVID-19 has created a mental health crisis the likes of which Paul Schoenfeld has never seen. What can…
Opinion
Harrop: If not Biden in ‘24, Harris shouldn’t be default choice
If Biden doesn’t run for re-election, Harris’ first year hasn’t shown much in the way of leadership.
Opinion
Schwab: Meet the new year, same as the old year
Predictions aren’t difficult once you learn that America and its players are frozen into their fates.
Opinion
Saunders: Plea to patriotism unfairly maligns unvaccinated
Biden’s blaming of those not vaccinated isn’t going to convince them; nor are inaccurate claims.
Opinion
Schwab: Maybe the eggnog’s talking, but here’s reason for hope
Once hard-core deniers of insurrection, covid and climate change act like they’ve seen a Dickens’ ghost.
Opinion
Saunders: Kamala Harris a liability for Democrats as ‘24 nears
The vice president is churning through staff and is more focused on politics than on mission.
Opinion
Burke: If slide toward authoritarian rule disturbs you, good
There are ways to stand up against the Big Lie and defend democracy and good government.
Opinion
Schwab: Anti-vax and anti-mask physicians, heal thyselves
Doctors-turned-politicans and state legislatures ignoring the oath to ‘do no harm’ concerning covid.
Opinion
Harrop: Details matter, even for #MeToo’s seemingly worst
Details, circumstances — and book deals — figure for alleged offenders in the court of public opinion.
Opinion
Saunders: Democrats already fixing blame for losing in 2024
They’re making allegations that the goal of election reforms is to declare the loser as the winner.
Opinion
Schwab: If abortion a religious issue what’s it mean for law?
As Americans we are entitled to our personal beliefs, but those beliefs are not universal on the issue.
Opinion
Harrop: Can you blame moderate Republicans for not running?
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker could win reelection, but it’s not worth running Trump’s gantlet.
Opinion
Harrop: Hold parents of school shooters responsible
Leaving firearms unsecured around mentally disturbed youths only invites the next massacre.
Opinion
Burke: When patience wears thin, the ire runneth over
Judging by comments on news stories, the vaccinated have had it with the unvaccinated. And Trump.