Opinion Columns
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Whatever happened in the debate, fundamentals could still matterAug 29, 2023 1:00 am - Having completed the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign cycle, it's tempting to focus on minor but perhaps momentarily decisive details, such as whether Ron ...
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About HunterAug 29, 2023 1:00 am - President Joe Biden loves his son. That's the long and short of it. The son's a first-class mess. Former drug addict. Peddled influence he didn't have. The laptop. The p...
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On Andy Warhol and pop art cultureAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - Stacks of Campbell's soup cans, Coca- Cola bottles, Brillo boxes, Dick Tracy and Superman. The recent Bank of America Andy Warhol Exhibit at my old alma matter College ...
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Politicians make a mockery out of 'emergency' spendingAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - Remember how, mere months ago, the debt-ceiling deal struck between Democrats and Republicans to avoid a government shutdown was touted as "an historic first step toward...
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Rudy's downfallAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - RICO. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act - (RICO) - with its draconian penalties was a favorite of prosecutor Rudy Giuliani in the good or bad old da...
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Rudy's downfallAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - RICO. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act - (RICO) - with its draconian penalties was a favorite of prosecutor Rudy Giuliani in the good or bad old da...
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Cruel limbo: Frozen in uncertainty, loyal Afghan allies wait for the safety they deserveAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - "America," wrote novelist Thomas Wolfe, "is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only place where miracles not only happen, but where they happen all...
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Too many seniors are cutting their golden years shortAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published some alarming statistics on the nation's suicides. According to the CDC press release titled "Provision...
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Illinois lagging in encouraging EV purchasesAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - Last month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker led a trade mission to the UK, where he promoted Illinois to investors as the electric vehicle mecca. But as Pritzker tries to expand on h...
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Debate games about to begin in earnestAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - The debate games are in full swing leading up to the first Republican presidential debate. Of course the biggest move is by the Don, who is, as predicted, refusing to pl...