Opinion Columns
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Bush's life proves that sometimes things go gloriously rightDec 05, 2018 12:00 am - All the talk about the attributes of this or that generation is usually overblown. But there is an exception when a cohort of young Americans shares a massive, overwhelm...
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'Little guys' get a rare win in Springfield over car sharingDec 04, 2018 12:00 am - The formula for bad economic policy in Illinois is pretty simple. State lawmakers have the power to offer special privileges. Moneyed interests from legacy industries go...
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Political extremes don't tell full story on the borderDec 04, 2018 12:00 am - Not surprisingly, the "riots" along the southern border last week, with hundreds of Central Americans throwing themselves against the "walls" of the United States, have ...
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As Illinois turns 200, it's time to build on state's strengthsDec 03, 2018 12:00 am - Illinois, our home, turns 200 today. We have much to commemorate about the state, which has had a great impact on the world, from industry and statesmanship to education...
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Lies, lies - and dadgum liesDec 02, 2018 12:00 am - Michael Cohen's guilty plea Thursday that he lied to Congress about Donald Trump's interests in building a Moscow tower comes as little surprise - everyone attached to t...
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Are we at 'peak America'?Dec 02, 2018 12:00 am - The G-20 summit in Argentina is taking place at a moment when the United States still stands at the center of the world. The U.S. economy is booming, the dollar is almig...
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Trump has an unethical inner circle because he wants unethical jobs doneNov 30, 2018 12:00 am - President Donald Trump recently tweeted: "Did you ever see an investigation more in search of a crime?" It is usually a bad idea to raise a rhetorical question when the...
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The tide of truth keeps risingNov 30, 2018 12:00 am - "I don't believe it." With those four words, President Donald Trump dismissed a 1,656-page report written by about 300 scientists from 13 government agencies documenting...
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Opinion: Death wish crosses line of acceptable political hyperboleNov 29, 2018 12:00 am - Political discourse in the era of Donald Trump has plunged to new lows. And when you think you've seen the bottom, someone in government manages to take it lower. But t...
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It's the law. Why not build a border barrier?Nov 29, 2018 12:00 am - The news is filled with images of migrants massing at the U. S-Mexico border in California. Why haven't they been able to enter the United States? Because a physical bar...