Opinion Columns
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Far from disappearing, dossier investigation intensifiesJan 04, 2018 12:00 am - House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes has issued a subpoena to David Kramer, a former State Department official who, in late November 2016, traveled to Londo...
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Why America needs Mitt RomneyJan 02, 2018 12:00 am - Mitt Romney: Your country needs you. The 2012 Republican presidential nominee has been reluctant to announce a primary challenge to Sen. Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, the long...
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The tale of Tonya Harding, where contempt and mockery meetJan 02, 2018 12:00 am - "I, Tonya" is a movie that is, in places, very difficult to watch. But it is also impossible to look away. This biopic about the briefly famous, then infamous Tonya Hard...
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A glimmer of hope for the new yearDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - Since Donald J. Trump became president almost a year ago, many of us have been diligently trying to figure out what his foreign policy is. He likes Russia, no question a...
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The great global story of our ageDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - Daniel Kahneman, who won a Nobel Prize in economics for reshaping our understanding of human motivation, once said: "No one ever made a decision because of a number. The...
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Travelers deserve modern air traffic control nowDec 29, 2017 12:00 am - As the nation readies for one of the busiest travel periods of the year, now is the perfect time to ask Congress "Why is the United States the last developed country in ...
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We don't need government to remind us that smoking killsDec 29, 2017 12:00 am - Preaching morality while practicing cupidity can be tricky, but various American governments have done it for years regarding smoking. This mental contortion now has a n...
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Beware banana republicsDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Sean Hannity, the Fox News anchor and Trump cheerleader, says the United States is "on the brink of becoming a banana republic." H...
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Fake news is the storyDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - As a functional obsessive-compulsive, I'm never happier than at year's end when I get to make lists. Herewith, my picks for the most important stories of 2017: This year...
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O'Hare western access is road to opportunityDec 27, 2017 12:00 am - By John Carpenter Guest columnist There have been a number of stories written over the past few years regarding the progress of the Western Access O'Hare project. Local ...