Opinion Columns
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It's official - the dossier was malarkeyDec 12, 2019 12:00 am - The new report from Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz is an absolutely damning indictment of the Steele dossier. The dossier, compiled by the former ...
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A newsroom's sounds — and smells — when a story breaksDec 12, 2019 12:00 am - It is 12:01 p.m. last Thursday. Excited twitters and laughter spill into the newsroom as co-workers from all departments begin to gather in the break room for a holiday ...
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The morality of free marketsDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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Republicans promote 'know-nothingness" during hearingsDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - It's not often that you get to watch what conservative author Tom Nichols has called "the death of expertise" unfold in real time. But that's exactly what happened last ...
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Jobs act would show companies state is serious about clean energyDec 10, 2019 12:00 am - Growing up as a blue-collar kid from Rolling Meadows I know how important jobs are for Illinois residents. I feel as though Illinois has an incredible opportunity to lea...
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Proposed revisions offer ray of hope on H-1B visasDec 10, 2019 12:00 am - The Department of Homeland Security's recently released Unified Agenda gives hope to U.S. tech workers that major, long overdue changes may be coming soon. New DHS guide...
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30 years after Cold War ends, NATO still has important roleDec 08, 2019 12:00 am - A friend from Malta reminded me the other day that we have just passed the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Malta Summit that signaled the end of the Cold War. This was the ...
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Amid impeachment distraction, DeVos transforming educationDec 08, 2019 12:00 am - Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Removing Donald Trump from office before he can get re-elected is the only thing in Washington that Democrats and the national media really ca...
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Trust is an essential foundation for effective governmentDec 06, 2019 12:00 am - To me, it was a thunderclap. Years ago, when I was in Congress, we were in the midst of a tense, contentious debate. Members had gotten irritated, levying charges back a...
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As neighbors rebound, Illinois still stalledDec 06, 2019 12:00 am - Ten years ago, the nation bottomed out. The second quarter of 2009 was the lowest point of the Great Recession, the ashes from which the U.S. economy would rise. New dat...