Opinion Columns
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Demystifying the magical multiplier mythJun 13, 2021 1:00 am - The scale and scope of government spending expansion in the last year are unprecedented. Because Uncle Sam doesn't have the money, lots of it went on the government's cr...
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What do we do without the distraction of Donald Trump?Jun 13, 2021 1:00 am - I never thought I would say it but I miss Donald Trump. Not as president, certainly not that. But as a distraction. Remember how every morning you could wake up to screa...
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As we reopen, reflections on risks, changes and pandemic managementJun 11, 2021 1:00 am - The coronavirus rocked us, but we agree on some things about COVID-19. It's a global pandemic, almost 600,000 Americans died and it is primarily spread by respiratory dr...
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Stetching to blame Trump for anti-Asian hateJun 10, 2021 1:00 am - The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, released findings in March that showed a rise of 149% in reported anti-Asi...
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Fostering mindfulness and relationships in the gardenJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - When I was 8, my stepmother bought me a packet of seeds, bachelor's buttons, and we planted them in the backyard. We hadn't known each other long, and this is one of my ...
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Things are changing on ethics in Illinois, but we have to keep up the pressureJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - A "baby step," is what the Daily Herald editorial board succinctly and correctly called the ethics legislation passed in Springfield in the waning days of the Illinois G...
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Pandemic emphasizes role U.S. plays in charity around the worldJun 06, 2021 1:00 am - While the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be winding down in the United States, that's not the case when it comes to India, Brazil and other countries who are facing major ou...
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Of cats and menJun 06, 2021 1:00 am - "Ordinarily, the death of a cat means little to most men, a lot to fewer men, but to me, and that cat, it was exactly and no lie and sincerely like the death of my littl...
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Why 'Black Wall Street' mattersJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - Buried in the annals of our history is a little-known catastrophic event in America called the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. Only recently brought to light, President Bid...
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'Law and order' gambit doesn't work anymoreJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - It worked for Richard Nixon, who won the presidency in 1968, redrawing the electoral map. The once-solidly Democratic South, which supported John Kennedy and Lyndon John...