Opinion Columns
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EVs and the odd pattern of choosing a car based on politicsMar 23, 2024 2:25 pm - I am of an age when a big Friday night in high school was driving from Antioch down to Waukegan and “scooping the loop” on Genesee Street — think “American Graffiti” Midw...
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Mar 22, 2024 10:46 am - “Why did he do it?” House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan asked about President Joe Biden's decision to hang onto classified documents in his garage, Delaware Penn Biden Ce...
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Blessed mission: From soul and heart they serveMar 22, 2024 10:34 am - “In order to serve with dignity, you've got to be organized,” says Mary Ann Ponti, director of outreach programs and community engagement at St. Anthony's Shrine in downt...
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Biden's 'lawfare' jokeMar 21, 2024 5:15 am - Why do so many Democrats and their allies in the media desperately want former President Donald Trump to stand trial before Election Day? The answer is simple: Because th...
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George Marshall: A public servant and the public goodMar 21, 2024 1:15 am - One antidote to our poisonous, nasty political atmosphere is to consider especially significant positive leaders of our past. Author, educator and soldier Josiah Bunting ...
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On 'From the Edges of a Broken World'Mar 20, 2024 9:51 am - The essay was published by Guernica, which until this week I would have described as a highly regarded literary journal. (It can be found here: https://web.archive.org/we...
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Democrats losing their hold on California and California losing its hold on AmericaMar 20, 2024 3:30 am - Last week's Super Tuesday results ensured the renominations of former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, barring some unanticipated adverse health events. So...
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The film ‘Origin’ delves deeply into the history of man’s inhumanity to manMar 19, 2024 2:30 am - Ava DuVernay's acclaimed film “Origin” has been digitally released, which should hopefully attract more viewers to examine its intricate themes connecting American racism...
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Biden's corporate tax hike: Populism vs. economic literacyMar 16, 2024 2:29 pm - In the latest volley of policy proposals that seem more rooted in populist rhetoric than economic knowledge, President Joe Biden's budget plan to hike the corporate incom...
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In his own wordsMar 16, 2024 1:30 pm - The man can't control himself. In a nearly two-hour speech at a rally in Georgia this weekend, he told the audience: “I just posted a $91 million bond — $91 million on a ...