Columns
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A Chinese tour guide and cultural shifts on birth ratesMay 03, 2025 2:45 pm - Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Demographers project that by the end of this century, China’s population, which has declined in each of the last three years, could fall from 1.4 billion to under 800 million. Local governments are starting to offer monetary inducements to women to have more children. They are not alone.
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Small Business Week is a perfect time to engage with policymakersMay 03, 2025 1:24 pm - Every day can seem like an adventure for small businesses, as they face unforeseen challenges and embrace new opportunities.
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For Small Business Week, Better Business Bureau reveals top scams targeting business ownersMay 03, 2025 1:07 pm - No business is immune to scams — but small businesses, in particular, can be easy targets. Staying informed is your best defense.
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O’Donnell: NFL will add spring to its list of American sports conquestsMay 03, 2025 10:00 am - ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, the grand trifecta of a classic sports spring was Major League Baseball's Opening Day, the Masters and the Kentucky Derby. The public said so...
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Lincicome: Pardon me, but Pete Rose really doesn’t need oneMay 03, 2025 10:00 am - How it is that Pete Rose has found further humiliation may need the asterisk, if not handy parenthesis, to explain his time in baseball and beyond. His was a case at rest, as is Rose himself, revived on a Presidential whim, along with tariffs and insurrectionists.
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‘Never asked to be a part of this somber club’: Illinois honors fallen police officersMay 03, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois ceremony honors nine officers killed on duty in 2024. Speakers call for tougher laws for criminals out on electronic monitoring who harm police.
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Stratton’s top priority in Senate campaign: Fighting back against TrumpMay 03, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton announces 2026 Senate bid, pledges to fight Trump policies and focus on kitchen table issues.
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Plan to overhaul higher education funding meets U of I oppositionMay 02, 2025 12:35 pm - A proposed Illinois public university funding formula aims to distribute $1.7B over 10-15 years based on need, but the U of I system objects as it would get only 28% of new funding.
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Why tariffs won’t fix America’s work-attachment problemMay 02, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:
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The Trump disaster: Pride in prejudiceMay 02, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The Trump chaos continues: Hegseth attacked women's rights program to distract from his leak. Trump revels in firing civil servants. Education Department investigates Harvard Law Review over alleged bias in article selection based on two students' comments.