Opinion Columns
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Guest columnist Ralph Martire: Despite revenue surges, structural deficit will continue to hobble stateMay 19, 2023 1:00 am - As you read this, the Illinois General Assembly and Gov. Pritzker are negotiating the state's General Fund Budget for FY 2024. What they ultimately construct will impact...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Professional golf's political meltdownMay 18, 2023 1:00 am - For more than a year, professional golf has been engulfed in a civil war over money and politics. The cause has been the creation of a new tour, funded by the vastly wea...
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Guest columnist Sarah Flagel: Chicagoans can set the standard on fulfilling U.S. promise to those seeking asylumMay 18, 2023 1:00 am - In response to a recent increase of migrant arrivals, then Chicago-Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently declared a state of emergency in the city. And with the end of Title 42,...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Gathering storm shows House Republicans have no limitsMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - Anxiety mounted here as President Joe Biden met with four congressional leaders last week to discuss the financial crisis coming home to hit Americans. No resolution is ...
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Columnist Lee H. Hamilton: One of Congress's most important jobs has gotten much harderMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - In the pantheon of writings about Congress, California Rep. Katie Porter's new book will almost certainly draw attention for her unvarnished takes on the institution and...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: 'Segregation' is a deliberate actMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - Getting words right can clear up a lot of confusion about politics and public policy. Example: "segregate" is a verb that requires a subject. "Segregate" is not an imper...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The media's dilemma in covering TrumpMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - It was an ugly Wednesday night Town Hall on CNN. Donald Trump in prime time, before an audience of true believers. To call it cringeworthy is an understatement. Fodder f...
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Guest columnist Frank G. Splitt: On the vulnerability of America's security systems: The human factorMay 15, 2023 1:00 am - The discoveries of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, at President Joe Biden's former office and Delaware garage, as well as at f...
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Overheated rhetoric, obvious urgency: It's time to get serious on immigration reformMay 14, 2023 1:00 am - With the expiration of Title 42, a public health measure that allowed board patrol agents to deny asylum-seekers (technically refugees) from gaining entry at the U.S., t...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The Teflon DonMay 14, 2023 1:00 am - Can he get away with this, too? A New York jury award of $5 million for sexual abuse and defamation would be enough to sink any normal candidate for high office. But Don...