Opinion Columns
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Don't make Bears fans pay for another corporate welfare schemeSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - The Chicago Bears have played at Soldier Field since 1971. With their June bid to purchase Arlington Park - the 326-acre horse track in Arlington Heights - it seems they...
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The feminization of America: What will it look like?Sep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Are we witnessing the feminization of America? And if so, is that a good or bad thing, or is it, like so many quiet but ineluctable trends, a combination of the two? Per...
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Pace should be focusing attention on building fleet of electric busesSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - The Chicago suburban area is fortunate to have the Pace bus system, ranked as the 17th largest fixed-route transit fleet in the U.S. with 733 fixed-route buses, to provi...
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Americans can feel some pride about our reaction to terrorSep 11, 2021 1:00 am - The 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, on the World Trade Center twin towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and in the ski...
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Terror attacks were just part of our true 'longest war'Sep 11, 2021 1:00 am - When the last U.S. forces lifted off from Kabul Airport, it was said that America's longest war had come to an end. It had not. The 9/11 attacks on America raised the an...
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'That's when I broke down and cried ... that's when it all sank in'Sep 11, 2021 1:00 am - Not many memories from 20 years ago are as vivid in my mind as the drive into work on that fateful Tuesday morning of Sept. 11. On most morning commutes, I'd be listenin...
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The disruption this world needsSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Fall always brings me nostalgia. My best childhood memories are of marching band, autumn leaves and Halloween. It's my favorite time of year. But this year feels less no...
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'Someone noticed how eerily quiet it was'Sep 10, 2021 1:00 am - By Michelle Holdway Daily Herald news editor I work second shifts on the copy desk, so I was in bed when the first plane hit the World Trade Center. My boss Teresa's cal...
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True understanding of Critical Race Theory can help bridge our divisionsSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - All across America, teachers, school administrators and others in the field of education, are being falsely accused and criticized for teaching what is being called the ...
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Immigration and the trillion-dollar lotterySep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Exactly 10 years ago, economist Michael Clemens published a paper in the prestigious Journal of Economic Perspectives called "Economics and Emigration: Trillion-Dollar B...