Opinion Columns
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FDA's anti-smoking proposals head toward slippery slope of regulationsMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - If it doesn't look like avocado toast, you can't have it. That's the message I get loud and clear from Uncle Sam when I read story after story about the Food and Drug Ad...
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Pelosi and Harris made history. What's next?May 02, 2021 1:00 am - There are many reasons to reflect on the historical significance of President Joe Biden's first joint address to Congress. It was a great speech by a man who understands...
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Protecting nuclear plants should be key provision of Illinois climate policyMay 02, 2021 1:00 am - Springfield is debating whether to save Illinois' nuclear plants from premature closure. Our plants are being forced to compete against historically cheap natural gas in...
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Maxine Waters' anti-cop rhetoric is getting Black people killedApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - In June 2018, Rep. Maxine Waters, a Califorina Democrat, publicly exhorted her supporters to harass cabinet members of the Trump administration. At an outdoor rally in L...
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Trump's greatest accomplishment fuels a 'Democratic miracle'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - I keep masks right next to the front door, along with sanitizer and gloves. They have been there for over a year. I have extras in my purse and my car, although, other t...
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U.S., Japan statement important for Taiwan securityApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - By Arthur I. Cyr Guest columnist The April 16 meeting at the White House between U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga underscored the stro...
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Victims of 2017 shooting at softball field deserve better answers from FBIApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - On June 14, 2017, a team of Republican lawmakers went to an athletic field in Alexandria, Virginia, to practice for the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity. A...
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There's much to be uneasy about as U.S. leaves AfghanistanApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - I heard a story while at National Defense University about a corporal who said that fighting in Afghanistan was "like fighting in the Bible." To be sure, parts of Afghan...
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Balogna slicing and free speech rightsApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - In January, Simon & Schuster canceled its agreement to publish a book, presumably a memoir-cum-political pandemic, by Sen. Josh Hawley. Last week, in response to interna...
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Finally, the facts about a Capitol riot casualtyApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - It took nearly three and a half months for the District of Columbia medical examiner's office to announce a cause of death for Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who...