Opinion Columns
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Trade deal will reassure and modernize Illinois' export economyNov 01, 2019 1:00 am - By Laura Crawford International trade is a central piece of the Illinois economy. The quality products created right here in the Prairie State are sought after by nation...
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The Mideast dilemma: 'Endless wars' or 'eternal vigilance'?Oct 31, 2019 1:00 am - Citing his opposition to "endless wars," President Trump recently pulled some American troops out of peacekeeping duties in Northern Syria. Predictably, a Turkish invasi...
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What population says about future balance of powerOct 31, 2019 1:00 am - By George F. Will Demography does not dictate any nation's destiny, but it shapes every nation's trajectory, so attention must be paid to Nicholas Eberstadt. He knows th...
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It wasn't democracy that forced dangerous pot option on communitiesOct 30, 2019 1:00 am - Sen. Heather Steans couldn't be more wrong, answering the question (re: cannabis legalization HB1438) "Is democracy a bad thing?" by stating the bill's co-authors "don't...
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The supreme battle before usOct 29, 2019 1:00 am - As the 2020 election comes into sharper focus, one issue that seems to animate both sides - the Supreme Court - is once again taking center stage. In 2016, Republicans s...
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Republicans have Madison spinning in his graveOct 29, 2019 1:00 am - Maybe they thought they were standing up for principle. How else can you explain the Republican lawmakers who dramatically barged into a closed-door meeting of the U.S. ...
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A tale of (teaching in) two cities: Chicago, Illinois, and Charleston, South CarolinaOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - On Oct. 17, 2019, the Chicago Teachers Union launched a citywide strike. Throughout the Windy City, almost 360,000 students are out of the classroom again because 25,000...
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Populist policies are leading to a global slumpOct 27, 2019 1:00 am - Nine years ago, beginning in Tunisia, a series of street protests across the Middle East turned the region upside down and became known as the Arab Spring. At times in t...
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Hysteria over pullout can't be taken seriouslyOct 27, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump says he wants to get our troops out of the "blood-stained sand" of the Middle East. Most sane Americans would agree with that goal and hope he's s...
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Immaculate deception: Fair workweek ordinance will punish Chicago's working parentsOct 25, 2019 1:00 am - There were cheers and celebration when the Chicago City Council voted in favor of some of the strictest and most wide-ranging predictive scheduling laws in the country e...