Opinion Columns
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Yes, Trump is target of 'presidential harassment'Mar 14, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump often complains that he is the victim of "presidential harassment" - or, as he sometimes puts it, "PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!" "After more than two ...
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Is income inequality fair?Mar 13, 2019 1:00 am - By Walter E. Williams See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here. ...
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Let's stay united against bigotryMar 13, 2019 1:00 am - The polling is imperfect, but it's fair to say that more than 70 percent of American Jews and Muslims vote Democratic. They do so, in part, because Democrats have spoken...
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How diversity can rescue democracyMar 12, 2019 12:00 am - Special counsel Robert Mueller's report, which is expected to be delivered to the attorney general soon, will end up being a great test of American democracy. How will w...
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Don't tell Martha McSally she can'tMar 12, 2019 12:00 am - Last December, I asked a question related to Martha McSally as she was about to fill the Senate seat left vacant by the late John McCain: "What more could you want in a ...
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Congregation will stand for inclusivity despite LGBTQ rulingMar 11, 2019 12:00 am - "Love louder!" became the rallying cry at my United Methodist church on Sunday, March 3. Still reeling from General Conference's narrow vote to maintain discriminatory ...
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In addition to fairness, Illinois needs stability in tax systemMar 10, 2019 12:00 am - By Ralph Martire Guest columnist Too often, major policy initiatives get framed as "either-or" propositions. This is understandable, given how politically driven the le...
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Communities lose when newspapers die or slide into declineMar 10, 2019 12:00 am - It is a story of corruption that will stay secret, politicians who will need fewer votes to win, even dangerous communicable diseases that will spread faster as our best...
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Progressively worse: Pritzker's tax push has a dangerous precedentMar 08, 2019 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker took his first steps toward axing Illinois' flat income tax protection this week. His administration began building a roll call on what will be one of...
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Vaccination skeptics make intrusive public health methods more likelyMar 08, 2019 12:00 am - Another massive study has discovered no causal connection between the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine and autism. This time, the study's cohort consisted of every...