Opinion Columns
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Constitution change is best hope for state's 'solvable' pension crisisSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - State Sen. Heather Steans knows how to get things done in Springfield, but her confidence that Illinois' pension crisis is a "solvable problem" is worrisome given the id...
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Mattis' clear-eyed vision for defense of American valuesSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - Former Defense Secretary James Mattis was in Chicago Wednesday as the guest of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Mattis is touring the country to speak about his bo...
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Through Mark Sanford's looking glassSep 12, 2019 1:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. - Once upon a time, Mark Sanford might have been a contender, but there's too much water under the bridges that stretch from this city of steeples to hi...
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Trump and his GOP challengersSep 12, 2019 1:00 am - Mark Sanford, the former representative and governor of South Carolina, has now joined former representative Joe Walsh and former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld in cha...
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Academic stupidity and brainwashingSep 11, 2019 1:00 am - By Walter E. Williams See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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Historical context is no excuse for the founders' failure on slaverySep 11, 2019 1:00 am - Conservative reaction to The New York Times' "1619 Project" - an attempt to tell the story of slavery and its lasting effect on American political, economic and social s...
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Sorry, but Thursday's debate is about electabilitySep 10, 2019 1:00 am - It has become a habit to scold Democratic voters who say that electability is their standard in deciding whom to support for their party's presidential nomination. Forec...
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Tribes, teams and journalistsSep 10, 2019 1:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Political tribalism keeps getting worse. The demand for unthinking and uncompromising loyalty keeps getting louder. Individuals or...
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Taxi rides provide illumination about crisis of immigrationSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - By Bill Decker Guest columnist When I read or hear stories about the current immigration crisis on the U.S. southern border, the word "cacophony" frequently comes to min...
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It takes creativity, will to combat opioid abuseSep 08, 2019 1:00 am - There appears to be no light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to opioid overdose deaths. Recently, our community experienced two deaths within days. Both victims ...