Opinion Columns
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Guest column: Over-taxed residents should vote yes on Lisle Dist. 202 questionMar 28, 2019 1:00 am - Illinois citizens pay the highest tax rates in the country. Residents are leaving Illinois. Higher taxes are on the horizon. That is Illinois in 2019. Fourteen hundred ...
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More university corruptionMar 27, 2019 1:00 am - Last week's column discussed the highly publicized university corruption scheme wherein wealthy parents bought admission at prestigious universities for their children. ...
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A victory for President Trump? Not so fastMar 26, 2019 1:00 am - What may be considered a major victory for President Donald Trump may really be nothing more than an extension of the open and nasty - and mean-spirited - hostility betw...
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To counter hate, we must learn to appreciate and not fear diversityMar 25, 2019 1:00 am - I feel pity for the man who massacred 51 Muslims in two mosques. I am taking the lead of the New Zealand Prime Minister and will not name the killer to deny him the noto...
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Bill needed to fix 'backward' property assessment processMar 24, 2019 1:00 am - If you are a Cook County taxpayer, you know the feeling: Every three years you receive a notice in the mail and hope your assessment has not increased dramatically from ...
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The court should steer away from the politics of gerrymanderingMar 24, 2019 1:00 am - If an adjective creates a redundancy, does preceding it with two other adjectives give the Supreme Court a reason to venture where it has never gone before? Come Tuesday...
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More automation is inevitable, but we still need workforce equipped for the futureMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently signed a bill that is expected to gradually increase Illinois' minimum hourly wage to $15 by 2025, up from the current $8.25. When this decis...
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Beto-mania: the reality and the limitsMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Whatever anyone says about Beto O'Rourke in the coming months, no one will ever accuse him of lacking enthusiasm. Here's how the always-energetic, a...
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Some help for following local electionsMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - Keeping up with local elections is important, in some ways more so than keeping up with prominent statewide or national contests. But it's not always easy. We can help. ...
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Truth comes to light in Bezos spectacleMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - Sometimes stories are simpler than they're made out to be. That appears to be the case with Jeff Bezos. When the National Enquirer reported that Bezos, the Amazon founde...