Opinion Columns
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A curious apology provides lesson for student journalistsNov 14, 2019 12:00 am - Journalism students at Northwestern University's renowned Medill School of Journalism are getting firsthand experience this week with one of the profession's most hallow...
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We make progress when citizens tackle the small stuffNov 14, 2019 12:00 am - One of the not-so-small gifts of living in a representative democracy is that you can't accomplish things alone. Whether you're trying to get a stop sign put up on a dan...
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Guest View: Object now to flawed South Barrington veterans cemetery siteNov 13, 2019 10:00 pm - Military veterans are a special group of people. I say this not because I am one, but because of all the veterans I know. And, someday, I might spend eternity among th...
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Rule change on adoption will punish thousands of kids in foster careNov 13, 2019 12:00 am - If you're a young child trapped in our infamous foster care system, your future is bleak. It's likely that you'll bounce around to more than a dozen foster homes until y...
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Nov 12, 2019 12:00 am - Whenever a Catholic runs or is nominated for public office, he or she has to endure a now-familiar vetting process revolving around one thing: abortion rights. To make p...
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Trump keeps ignoring lessons from suburban votersNov 12, 2019 12:00 am - The lesson of the 2019 state elections confirmed the lesson of the 2018 congressional midterms: Donald Trump can stage all the demagogic rallies he wants, but he's power...
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Consolidation plan is good first step on pension crisisNov 10, 2019 12:00 am - During my time in the Illinois legislature, what I enjoyed most was identifying and making good public policy. Policy that did not enrich well-positioned individuals, co...
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Democrats will go for the safe candidate - BidenNov 10, 2019 12:00 am - Joe Biden is going to win the Democratic nomination for president. I wouldn't run to your bookie with this information. My track record is spotty, at best. But I'll be s...
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The phone call, the transcript and consciousness of guiltNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - The July 25 call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Vlodomyr Zelenskiy is the central piece of evidence in the Democratic drive to remove the preside...
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A Veterans Day appeal: Help fight youth obesityNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - On Veterans Day, our nation honors our soldiers past and present. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to these men and women who have selflessly served our country. Tha...