Opinion Columns
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Columnist Jessica A. Johnson: Life lessons, not race should be the focus when rating Disney's 'Mermaid'Jun 11, 2023 1:00 am - I finally had some extra time last week to take in the Disney live-action remake of its 1989 animation film "The Little Mermaid." I had watched Halle Bailey, the African...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: What to make of new projections of big government savingsJun 09, 2023 1:00 am - We have a debt-ceiling deal. It's a relief for most people. This deal avoids a default and the need for the Department of the Treasury to make hard choices over which bi...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Biden finds his footingJun 09, 2023 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich Oh, I know. He tripped. That's the irony. The week where he showed that he had found his footing going into the fall election, he tripped over a sandba...
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Columnist Jim Slusher: With the news, 'the way it is' isn't always 'the way it will be'Jun 08, 2023 1:00 am - I like the print newspaper, and its electronic twin our e-edition, because it provides a unique, immutable snapshot of a day. I like the online newspaper for the precise...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Mike Pence's ill-starred presidential runJun 08, 2023 1:00 am - On paper, has there ever been a more qualified candidate for president than Mike Pence? Twelve years in the House of Representatives, four as governor of Indiana and fou...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: The June rise (and fall) of Joe BidenJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - The president just had a rise over congressional Republicans in the debt ceiling crisis and a fall at the Air Force Academy - one big deal and a small one. The fall: muc...
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Guest columnist Martin McLaughlin: Illinois needs a business climate changeJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois may be located in the Midwest, but it is home to a surprising and alarming number of deserts. At least that is what the Democrats like to tell us. Healthcare de...
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Guest columnist Wade Keats: The cost of doing business in Illinois has reached critical massJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - As co-chairman of Keats Manufacturing in Wheeling, I am proud to continue my family's legacy of providing high-quality custom metal stampings, wire forms and assemblies ...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Resist dangerous political theater and look to 'that which is not seen'Jun 06, 2023 1:00 am - Too many politicians are thespians. When there's a conflict - as there often is - between appearing to solve problems and actually helping to solve those problems, polit...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: The Republican candidate who gets resultsJun 06, 2023 1:00 am - By Michael Barone The Wollman Rink episode, or, rather, the unduly optimistic conclusion I drew from it, explains a lot about Donald Trump's presidency and why he may n...