Opinion Columns
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: The GOP's challenge now: Make America Good AgainNov 22, 2022 12:00 am - "I don't own this job. Anybody who wants to run for it can feel free to do so," Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday. "I'm not in any way offended by ...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Pull up a chair for coming GOP presidential campaign spectacleNov 20, 2022 12:00 am - A mere mortal would hang his head in shame. It should be lost on no one that this is the third election cycle - 2018, 2020 and now 2022 - that the Democrats have won by ...
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Facts Matter: Voter fraud doesn't increase with mail-in ballotsNov 19, 2022 12:00 am - After the midterm elections, many fraud claims were focused on mail-in ballots. Citing unofficial results from a Florida election, an Instagram user pointed to Democrat ...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Trump obsession clouds midterm analysisNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - By Byron York Remember when the conventional wisdom was that abortion would be a huge issue in the midterm elections? Then the election came, and a lot of data pointed t...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Republicans need an economic growth agendaNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - After disappointing midterm election results for Republicans, many understandably pin blame on corrosive figures like former President Donald Trump. His losing record is...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Get ready for uplifting storytellingNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - Newspapers have an inherent appreciation for great storytelling, especially when the stories being told can uplift a community. Don Grossnickle, of Arlington Heights, ho...
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In religious freedom, Illinois cuts against partisan narrativesNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - As the United States reacts to the results of the midterm elections, politicians and media figures debate in the typical black-and-white, red-versus-blue fashion. Opport...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Democracy gets a stress testNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - Amazingly, I slept well on Election eve and missed the eerie lunar eclipse. I awoke to the sound of schoolboys playing on a bright beautiful fall day. The capital city w...
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: A chance meeting in Cyprus and the harsh face of warNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - Last week I found myself in a traditional meze taverna on the island of Cyprus with friends old and new. One noted that our waitress, communicating with a combination of...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Miracles we take for grantedNov 15, 2022 12:00 am - I went to CVS and got a flu shot and a $5 coupon as part of the deal. No waiting. Oh, and it could even save your life. Still. So how come so few people want to get the ...