Opinion Columns
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America's most trusted 'referee'Sep 09, 2020 1:00 am - What do presidential candidates George H.W. Bush, Michael Dukakis, Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, Ross Perot, Al Gore, George W. Bush, John Kerry, Barack Obama, John McCain and...
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Biden's late, half-hearted position on violenceSep 08, 2020 1:00 am - In what The New York Times described as a "forceful rebuttal," Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivered a speech last week in which he said, "Ask yourself: ...
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A request: Keep a pandemic diarySep 08, 2020 1:00 am - Since April, I've been telling my students that their generation will be the ultimate storytellers of this pandemic, as COVID-19's legacy will surely endure for decades....
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Straight From the Source: Sophomore at Hersey High School explains the difficulties associated with doing high school by computerSep 07, 2020 11:00 pm - My morning routine during freshman year was pretty simple. Get out of bed, brush my teeth and do my makeup. You probably wouldn't believe I could get up 15 minutes befor...
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The role of foreign policy in November electionSep 07, 2020 1:00 am - The Nov. 3 presidential election will not turn on questions of foreign policy, but international issues will impact every American going forward. President Trump came in...
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The difference? Kennedy at least would have spoken up for the poorSep 06, 2020 1:00 am - An old editor once told me, "If everyone believes it, it's probably wrong," which is why Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy lost a primary battle for Senate in Massachusetts. He los...
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Our risk aversion and the rush to fight pandemic with lockdownsSep 06, 2020 1:00 am - Were the lockdowns a mistake? To that nagging question, the answer increasingly seems to be yes. Certainly, they were a novelty. As novelist Lionel Shriver writes, "We'v...
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Being counted: Why Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Illinois need to fill out the CensusSep 04, 2020 1:00 am - I am proud to be Asian American; I am proud to be Chinese American. I am proud to be the daughter of immigrants who came to the United States over 50 years ago. I have s...
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A maternity leave debacle in CaliforniaSep 04, 2020 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich Can a breastfeeding mom vote? No. Can you believe it? This is California. If not here, where? If not now, when? This is just ridiculous. I read the sto...
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How presidential debates have changed over historySep 03, 2020 1:00 am - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not helped her Democratic Party's presidential nominee Joe Biden by suggesting he decline to debate Donald Trump. However, she has usefull...