Opinion Columns
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Hamilton: It is time to show our resilienceDec 24, 2020 12:00 am - If you pay attention to global affairs, you know that increasing numbers of people believe U.S. leadership in the world is coming to an end and the West more broadly is ...
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Saunders: Attorney General Bill Barr, justice warriorDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - The usual critics spent the past two years damning Attorney General Bill Barr as a shameless lackey in President Donald Trump's service, so it should be no surprise that...
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Barone: Biden brings identity politics and no apologiesDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - By Michael Barone Identity politics seems to be sticking around. Important election results seemed to refute the notion that Americans vote for their ethnic or racial id...
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Estrich: Use vaccine to take care of each otherDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - By Susan Estrich There is no debate to be had on vaccination I know I will get furious emails, but they won't be from the most knowledgeable scientists. Former President...
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An athlete's grace, bravery, and perfectionDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - When my daughter Jackie called to say that legendary pilot Chuck Yeager died, we talked about his amazing life and she said she remembered a book about him sitting on ou...
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Educating kids during COVID-19Dec 20, 2020 12:00 am - There's no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted childhood education. In many countries, kids have physically returned to school. In others, schools were never ...
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American Muslims are bullish on and involved in their nationDec 20, 2020 12:00 am - Chris Nevarez just graduated from UIC and is applying to law school - his Mexican American parents in Hanover Park are deeply proud. Chris worked for hours each week lea...
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Nowlan: Why doesn't Illinois have any swagger about itself?Dec 19, 2020 12:00 am - The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University asked me to do some noodling about the future of Illinois. I have mentioned this to several frien...
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Nowlan: Why doesn't Illinois have any swagger about itself?Dec 19, 2020 12:00 am - The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University asked me to do some noodling about the future of Illinois. I have mentioned this to several frien...
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Bill Barr finds his moral compass, finallyDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - By Susan Estrich When Bill Barr was appointed attorney general, I was hopeful. Impeccable credentials, long experience in law, not to mention a previous stint as attorn...