Opinion Columns
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‘Name, image likeness’ pay continues to evolve in college sportsApr 30, 2024 4:00 am - When the Supreme Court ruled in favor of college athletes being compensated nearly three years ago, the era of name, image and likeness (NIL) began, and even though schoo...
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Stop the 'Emergency Spending' Charade AlreadyApr 28, 2024 4:00 am - This week, Congress moved closer to passing four separate bills with $95 billion in funding for Ukraine, Israel, Indo-Pacific allies and the domestic submarine industrial...
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The shrinking of Donald TrumpApr 28, 2024 4:00 am - The one thing you could always say about Donald Trump was that he was “big.” He commanded the stage. His vigor — or the appearance of vigor — made him appear younger than...
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Trump faces 34 felonies at trial, but was there a crime?Apr 26, 2024 4:00 am - I can't tell you how many people I know who do not like former President Donald Trump yet nonetheless smell prosecutorial overreach in Manhattan. District Attorney Alvin ...
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Elitism and arrogance threaten a backlash against DemocratsApr 26, 2024 4:00 am - “Trouble in River City” goes the famous line in “The Music Man,” one of America's best-loved musicals, set in the fictional town of River City, Iowa, meant to represent t...
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Groupthink chorus emerges at Trump trialApr 25, 2024 4:00 am - Covering former President Donald Trump's trial on television is a difficult job. There are no cameras in the courtroom, so TV news has to rely on quick messages from staf...
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A lesson beyond the story of one man’s excellence in his workApr 25, 2024 4:00 am - We publish a lot of stories about the good that people do in our communities and schools, but there was something singular in Steve Zalusky’s report Tuesday about the nat...
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Richard Nixon’s complicated legacyApr 25, 2024 4:00 am - “The right sort of sports fan,” is how McGeorge Bundy greeted the news in 1973 that Gerald Ford had been selected as vice president by Richard Nixon. Ford succeeded Spiro...
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Make no small plans: Charting the future of Cook County’s green legacyApr 24, 2024 4:00 am - We are facing some massive issues when it comes to the environment. If you think it’s important to save endangered plants and animals, mitigate the impact of climate chan...
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O.J.'s LegacyApr 24, 2024 4:00 am - Thirty years ago, O.J. Simpson got away with murder. Politics was to blame, in the form of racism and sexism. His lawyers put the LAPD on trial for racism, even though S...