Opinion Columns
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Free college? Just a theory in Illinois without pension reformSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced his re-election bid with a campaign pledge that everyone at the state median income and below "ought to get to be able to go to col...
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Biden faces a long fall with chill windsSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - Summer's light fades into fall now. Cicadas are singing, but they won't be for long. Zinnias and cosmos show colors past the autumnal equinox, but black-eyed Susans have...
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California voters get what they deserveSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - The nation's largest state has just voted in an election triggered by one of the nation's weirdest recall processes, and the results have come out just about where they'...
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We should help Afghan refugees who helped usSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - In the days before and after the U.S. evacuation from Kabul, my office received calls concerning more than 200 Afghan citizens seeking to flee the country because their ...
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de Rugy: Spending gluttony is Washington's deadly sinSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - Democrats are ready to raise taxes. They want more revenue, in part to fund an out-of-this-world amount of new spending. Some simply want to soak the rich, as Rep. Alexa...
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Reach beyond numbers to encourage Black college enrollmentSep 20, 2021 1:00 am - As the fall semester begins, college leaders are reviewing, assessing and dissecting the numbers to help enrollment and reduce declines. But Black students are experienc...
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COVID-19 could have been our unifying momentSep 19, 2021 1:00 am - We blew it. And at this point, I'm not interested in pointing fingers and declaring who's at fault or why. WE collectively botched this. An Alabama man died after 43 hos...
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Illinois economists: price carbon nowSep 19, 2021 1:00 am - Climate change is considered to be the greatest challenge of our generation and for good reason. As global average temperatures have increased 1°C (1.8° F) over the last...
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Corporate-tax component stymies bill that would help businessesSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - The $3.5 trillion budget proposal moving through Congress would do much to strengthen America's safety net. For instance, it would make child care more affordable for lo...
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Gavin's lucky daySep 17, 2021 1:00 am - He survived! Not exactly a triumph, when you come right down to it. The bluest state in the nation, facing the "sage from South Central," stays white. Larry Elder and I ...