Opinion Columns
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The questions facing President Trump if we leave Russian missile treatyFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - In October 1983, more than a million Germans took to the streets to protest the deployment of American nuclear-armed Pershing missiles on German soil. Large protests wer...
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As local elections approach, League of Women Voters can helpFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - The political stage is not just on the national level and the people of Illinois know it. Illinois voters care about the politics and issues in their own back yard, espe...
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Marijuana, mental illness and violenceFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - By Walter E. Williams See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: © 2019, Creators ...
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The three cost drivers Pritzker should addressFeb 12, 2019 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker won 55 percent of the vote this November. He can couple that overwhelming voter support with Democratic majorities in the Illinois General Assembly. ...
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Landrieu's message of healing unwelcome among Democrats bent on warfareFeb 12, 2019 12:00 am - It is the tragedy of America that a story of freedom, self-government, religious liberty, entrepreneurship and inclusion is also a story of forced migration, stolen labo...
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Tom Ricketts, you need to visit our mosque. Soon.Feb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Last summer, myself and Rabbi Ari Margolis went to a Cubs game together. When Anthony Rizzo belted a walk-off game winning home run, we were screaming and hugging like l...
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Not everyone in Iran is celebrating revolution's anniversaryFeb 10, 2019 12:00 am - When I traveled to a small town outside Paris that early winter morning to interview the Iranian Shiite leader, the mysterious Ayatollah Khomeini, a veil of historic dis...
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Nuclear power should be part of energy mix in fighting climate changeFeb 10, 2019 12:00 am - The climate is in crisis. The recent IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 Degrees Celsius says we need to cut CO2 emissions dramatically by 2030 to avoid the wor...
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Trump gave a very dark speech, but it contained a ray of lightFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - My professional opinion? It was a below-average State of the Union address in a long, distinguished tradition of below-average State of the Union addresses. The speech w...
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Is reality optional?Feb 08, 2019 12:00 am - By Walter E. Williams See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...