Opinion Columns
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5 types of misinformation to watch out for while ballots are being counted – and afterNov 10, 2020 10:00 pm - This article has been updated to clarify that there is a winner in the presidential election but President Donald Trump refuses to concede. With President Donald Tr...
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Susan Collins beat the Lincoln ProjectNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - By Debra J. Saunders The long knives were out for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, the Maine Republican. Her Democratic challenger, Sara Gideon, had determined to beat the last ...
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As president, Biden must restore U.S. influence on climate changeNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - The day after the November 3rd election in 2016, the United States formally left the Paris Climate Accord. President-elect Biden says this will not stand. President Trum...
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Balancing Illinois' budget should start with rescinding tax breaks that have not created promised jobsNov 09, 2020 12:00 am - As Illinois continues to confront an economic challenge without modern precedent, lawmakers have the near-impossible task of balancing the budget. They should start by r...
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And then there were noneNov 08, 2020 12:00 am - In the first months of President Donald Trump's presidency, the briefing room was standing room only. Around the room's 49 assigned seats for the press, with the front r...
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Amid Democrats' apparent White House win, a sobering factNov 08, 2020 12:00 am - Joe Biden has reason to be proud; in the last 107 years, only three American presidential nominees have managed to defeat an elected, incumbent president who was seeking...
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Election enchiladasNov 06, 2020 12:00 am - By Marc Munro Dion You! The one cracking your morning paper or grabbing a little online commentary! Do you know how little a news columnist wants to be caught with his p...
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A Trump good deed receives its punishmentNov 05, 2020 12:00 am - Of all the Twitter attacks on President Trump - and there are thousands every day - one stood out on election eve. It was a photo of a woman sitting with the president i...
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'I just wanted to let you know'Nov 05, 2020 12:00 am - I first heard from my old high school friend in an email in October 2011. Subject line: "Ashtabula High 1975." "I am in complete shock over what has happened to compassi...
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A little compassion for the losers, pleaseNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - There is no place quieter or more forlorn than the losing candidate's headquarters the morning after election night. If the phone rings, it's a good bet that it is eithe...