Opinion Columns
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Discrimination and prejudiceNov 26, 2020 12:00 am - Some of the confusion in thinking about matters of race stems from the ambiguity in the terms that we use. I am going to take a stab at suggesting operational definition...
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Celebrating statesmanship in Illinois can help bridge the divisions in the Prairie StateNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - As a protracted and divisive political campaign season draws to a close, America is a nation in which partisan cleavages appear sharper than at any time in recent memory...
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Trump not the only one who needs to be drained from the swampNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - This is getting absolutely ridiculous. Rudy Giuliani's money grab. The utter waste of resources, all of it aimed at stopping a state from certifying election results tha...
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The Biden-Harris administration should crack down on COVID snake-oil sellersNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - The election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris should reverse the Trump Administration's "anything goes" approach to COVID-19 treatments - and that would be good news for A...
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As the students teachNov 22, 2020 12:00 am - It's not my habit to write about readers' hate mail, which is as much a part of daily life as toothbrushing, and just as boring. Hate mail comes with a columnist's job. ...
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Unwanted party at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.Nov 22, 2020 12:00 am - It's 25 years ago, and I'm standing before the sergeant's desk in a city police station, reading the day's arrest reports. In those days, the officer wrote the report on...
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How much is Rudy worth?Nov 20, 2020 12:00 am - According to The New York Times, Rudy Giuliani has been seeking $20,000 a day - since the day after the election - to lead the war against reality being waged by Preside...
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Strength of our republic is in accepting results of electionsNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - Every year right after an election, I'd find a small pile of requests waiting for me from journalists. They wanted some sort of comment on what it all meant. "What are t...
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This is no time for democracy fatigueNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - NOTE: This article has been updated to correct the dates of filling for the April 6 Consolidated Election. Filing takes place from Monday, Dec. 14, through Monday, D...
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Afghanistan withdrawal complicates policy issues for BidenNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - On Tuesday, Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller announced the withdrawal of another one thousand troops in Afghanistan to be completed by Jan. 15, five days befo...