Opinion Columns
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Village is surrendering too much of its historical charm to teardown trendFeb 02, 2024 5:48 pm - After her loyal friends and neighbors convinced village officials to deny a developer’s request for a demolition permit, the gracious red brick Italianate house in the he...
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Why keep worrying about debt? Speculation vs. realityFeb 02, 2024 4:21 pm - Over the years, I've offered many explanations about why the trajectory of the national debt is deeply troubling. At this point, though, my worry isn't rooted in a dogmat...
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Senate GOP sees antisemitism; Senate Dems see diversityFeb 02, 2024 4:16 pm - “Biden nominates union lawyer, Muslim American to U.S. appeals courts,” read the Reuters headline in November when President Joe Biden tapped Nicole Berner and Adeel Mang...
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Some words of encouragement in an era of media distrustFeb 02, 2024 6:44 am - Public polling services have been tracking a steady decline in trust in news media since even before Donald Trump declared us an “enemy of the people” and widened further...
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A three-state, not two-state, solution for the MideastFeb 01, 2024 5:13 pm - When it comes to developing long-term solutions to end the Israel-Hamas war, policymakers are spitting in the wind. On Oct. 8, the day after the murderous Hamas assault o...
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Illinois tax policy and the ability to help migrantsFeb 01, 2024 4:58 pm - Crisis management is becoming a real focal point for the public sector. In 2023 alone, the U.S. experienced 28 different weather disasters that each caused over $1 billio...
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Finally, Biden admits there’s a crisis at the borderJan 31, 2024 6:26 pm - What do you call it when somewhere between 6 million and 8 million people enter the United States illegally in the course of three years? Many people would call it a cris...
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Corrupt enterprise: A poisoned, poisonous UN agency in Gaza faces the musicJan 31, 2024 11:49 am - It is Albert Einstein who is credited with observing that "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results." If that is so, it is finally comin...
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Mideast Sisyphus: The diplomatic hill Blinken, Burns must climbJan 30, 2024 11:55 am - Pity Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and CIA Director Bill Burns. They have been plunged into the caldron that is the Middle East and now face the Sisyphean task of tr...
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Ooh, that smellJan 30, 2024 11:54 am - My wife, who worked at a desk 13 feet away from me in the newsroom, noticed it first. "The parking lot of the Walmart reeks of weed," she said. "I mean all the time. In t...