Opinion Columns
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Celebrating a Christmas ceasefireJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - What a great holiday season it is. Know why? Congress is on vacation, which means all the rest of us get a break from politics. We're in the middle of what amounts to a ...
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How presidents get their factsJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - Here's a basic truth about people who make decisions on public policy: they rarely have all the facts they want. Over the years, I've sat in countless meetings in which,...
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Colleges dupe parents and taxpayers with diversity bureaucracyJan 01, 2020 12:00 am - Colleges have been around for centuries. College students have also been around for centuries. Yet, college administrators assume that today's students have needs that w...
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The Great Divide: Congress, voters on immigrationJan 01, 2020 12:00 am - A year-end Associated Press poll showed that the two top 2019 stories were the House of Representatives' vote to impeach President Trump and the president's immigration ...
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Old enough to vote, not old enough to smokeDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - I started smoking in high school and quit in my early 20s. I wish I never smoked, but I did. I thought it was cool until I knew it was stupid. That's when I quit. Laws t...
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Help (urgently) needed: U.S. head of stateDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - The American president, in addition to serving as commander in chief, is expected to be this nation's consoler in chief, as well as the nation's teacher and even preache...
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America's real 'freedom dividend': Hard work and pro-business policiesDec 28, 2019 12:00 am - Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is on to something: Americans could use a big "freedom dividend" - that is, a guaranteed source of income on which they can...
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Warmed by the breath of foolsDec 24, 2019 12:00 am - By Marc Munroe Dion Although the crucifixion and resurrection are central to Christianity, I am most moved by The Babe in the manger, by his dimpled arms and helpless, w...
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Pension consolidation is a start, but there's still tough work aheadDec 24, 2019 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed bipartisan legislation last week to consolidate 649 public safety pension systems into two, a baby step to address the state's much larger pens...
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Who we are now will be our legacyDec 22, 2019 12:00 am - By Connie Schultz We are in the last days of this year, and many of us will spend at least a portion of them in the company of children we love. Never have I been more ...