Opinion Columns
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Why Democrats don't want public to know origins of Ukraine probeNov 21, 2019 12:00 am - Why are House Democrats stonewalling questions about the identity of the Trump-Ukraine whistleblower? Start by taking them at their word. Perhaps they really are concern...
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Scientists: Dishonest or afraid?Nov 20, 2019 12:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: http://walterewilliams.com/scientists-dishonest-or-afraid/ ...
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Whistleblowers are fundamental to honest governmentNov 20, 2019 12:00 am - A few days ago, I was back on the island of Cyprus and had the occasion to visit my former colleagues at the American Embassy. As I went down one familiar hallway, I saw...
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Why public servants need to be protectedNov 19, 2019 12:00 am - If Ambassador Bill Taylor didn't exist already, we'd have to invent him. With a made-for-TV voice filled to the brim with gravitas, the West Point grad and career public...
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The Disney+ disclaimer: Can't we just watch the movie?Nov 19, 2019 12:00 am - I adored the story of "Cinderella" as a child. The prospect of having a man so in love with me that he'd crisscross the Kingdom searching for my size 6 1/2 foot, was hea...
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Guest columnist: How decisions over a former mosque play in religious tug of war in IndiaNov 18, 2019 12:00 am - On Nov. 8, India's supreme court decided to give the ownership of the land on which a 16th-century mosque called Babri Masjid stood to Hindu plaintiffs. In 1992, in a fr...
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Rowland: Don't get hopes up for property tax reliefNov 17, 2019 12:00 am - By Brett Rowland The 88-member Property Tax Relief Task Force charged with coming up with a plan to reduce property taxes was supposed to deliver an initial report to Go...
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At last, Illinois finds pension answer beyond cutting benefitsNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Not including Chicago, there are 649 local pension plans for police officers and firefighters serving municipalities across Illinois. And while a small minority of these...
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No, Michael Bloomberg will not save the DemocratsNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - By Byron York WARNING: Parts of this column may bear strong resemblance to my earlier columns when Michael Bloomberg toyed with running for president, because with Bloom...
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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...