Opinion Columns
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Is a Trump renomination really inevitable?Nov 09, 2023 12:00 am - Is it inevitable that Donald Trump will be the second person in history - Richard Nixon was the first - to win the Republican Party's nomination for president three time...
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Extremism, nostalgia, sports - the dwindling acts of faith in AmericaNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - Some habits are hard to break. Smoking. Drinking. Drugs. Some habits, once broken, are hard to pick up again. Voting. Going to church on Sunday. Reading a daily newspape...
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Where skinny dipping meets the skinny on news decisionsNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - I have a pretty good feeling that if I told you this column were about the best places to go skinny dipping in Illinois, you'd be more inclined to read it, even if that ...
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Meta lawsuit ignites discussion of social media's mental health impact on youthNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - Meta, formerly known as Facebook, Inc., is being sued by a bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general who are alleging that the algorithms and notifications on its social ...
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Responsible government isn't just for the tough timesNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - Some policy experts who, over the last few decades, saw little need for serious fiscal austerity because the government could borrow at low interest rates are now changi...
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Loss of ambulance benefit would mean hardship for veteransNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - There are millions and millions of veterans who live in our communities, and many of them have been part of a war effort that endeavored to secure peace and support huma...
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Mike Johnson's partisan trickNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - How long, people wondered, would it be before the new House speaker showed his true stripes caving to the right-wingers in his caucus? Would it be a matter of weeks? Mon...
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A call for an end to hateNov 06, 2023 12:00 am - It was just a month ago that Cook County commissioners gathered in the Cook County building to celebrate new beginnings and the strength that comes from our diversity as...
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Spring backward, stumble to the sideNov 05, 2023 12:00 am - By Marc Munroe Dion Syndicated columnist People can get stuck on an idea. After they do, they can only see the world in relation to that idea. If Jesus comes back ridin...
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Mr. Speaker, no time to abandon policy that made America greatNov 05, 2023 12:00 am - I was gratified to learn that Mike Johnson, the newly elected Republican speaker of the House of Representative, believes immigration is the most serious threat to the c...