Opinion Columns
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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 ...
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Diary notes: Washington puts a dark past to restSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - Washington starts a new season, after Sept. 11 remembrances. Congress returns from summer recess. In the Capitol press gallery, you hear a bubbly chatter as if we're goi...
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'Prior authorization' requirements disrupting patient careSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - For the last 30 years, I've dedicated my life to caring for patients in my community in the western suburbs of Chicago. I've known most of my patients for decades. We're...