Opinion Columns
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Rededication at Oakton emphasizes value of community collegesSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Oakton Community College recently voted to change its name in the near future to Oakton College. One can debate the pros and cons of such a name change, but "community" ...
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Looking back on looking upSep 27, 2021 1:00 am - We moved to Lisle when I was quite young. Tate Woods can attest to that fact. But even before Tate Woods, I knew about Eyes to the Skies. In fact, it qualifies as my ver...
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The time to protect our ocean and Great Lakes is now - are you in?Sep 26, 2021 1:00 am - Earlier this month, Gov. Pritzker signed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act at Shedd Aquarium, on the shore of Lake Michigan. It is a comprehensive, equitable climate an...
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Hillary Clinton should apologize for the biggest political hoax since titus oatesSep 26, 2021 1:00 am - It's the biggest political hoax since Titus Oates's allegations of a "Popish Plot" to assassinate King Charles II in 1678. Oates's charge of a Jesuit conspiracy swept th...
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Breakdown of trust blocks decision makingSep 24, 2021 1:00 am - In loco parentis. It's one of those great Latin phrases: in the place of a parent. It's a great phrase because of exactly how little it proves. When is someone who is n...
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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...