Opinion Columns
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Ron DeSantis' problemJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Ron DeSantis began the pre-primary season in about as commanding a position as a challenger could be. He was the guy to watch, the front-runner among the crowd of chall...
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New York City: A sanctuary no moreJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Recently, New York Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city has printed thousands of flyers it plans to distribute at the U.S.-Mexico border. The flyer has a simple mess...
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Cyprus, Turkey and the importance of teaching real historyJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - I have a good friend in Cyprus named Daniel who was 15 in 1974 when Turkish forces split the island. Daniel lived in a village in the north of the island and when the Tu...
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Understanding diverse ways we share opinionsJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - We throw a lot of different voices at you on the Opinion page from day to day. Sorting among them can be confusing, so let's take a moment today to make sure things are ...
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Celebrate ADA Month in Cook County with empowerment and inclusionJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - As a former history teacher, lessons from history inevitably inform my administration's public policy. Those lessons are on full display today and all month long, as we ...
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Lifting life's weight at the gymJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - By Marc Munroe Dion Syndicated columnist It starts the way a million stories start. "I know a guy ... " And I do. Friend of mine. I've known him for at least 30 years, ...
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Deadly coal-ash dumps threaten our familiesJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - While energy generated from burning coal is becoming a thing of the past, we are left with its dangerous legacy: coal-ash. Coal-ash, or coal combustion residuals, is th...
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The press's war against free speechJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - Have we gotten to the point that it's politically necessary to defend the principle of free speech? Apparently so. Consider the reaction of journalists - people who, mor...
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Guest columnist Arthur Cyr: McCarthy won big on debt ceiling deal.Jul 24, 2023 1:00 am - The agreement at the end of May by Speaker of the U.S. House Kevin McCarthy (a California Republicant) and President Joe Biden to raise the ceiling on national debt, the...
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Guest columnist Arthur Cyr: McCarthy won big on debt ceiling deal.Jul 24, 2023 1:00 am - The agreement at the end of May by Speaker of the U.S. House Kevin McCarthy (a California Republicant) and President Joe Biden to raise the ceiling on national debt, the...