Opinion Columns
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Rational immigration policies are a needed first stepAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - It would seem to many that the famous German soccer star left the national team for good reason. One day he was at the top of the pantheon, the next he was being critici...
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Trump and Putin's do-si-doAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - It's a given that political candidates will target each other with as much oppositional propaganda as they can get away with. But with the Kremlin now playing a third-pa...
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Making a difference in the world 'one handshake at a time'Aug 06, 2018 1:00 am - Given the fact that George Drost's family fled communist Czechoslovakia for Chicago when he was very young, his interest in the world beyond America's borders is underst...
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Diplomacy with Taliban is only way out of AfghanistanAug 05, 2018 1:00 am - Donald Trump campaigned as someone who wanted to get America out of the Middle East. But he also cast himself as a tough guy, and his initial instincts in office were to...
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Illinois needs real reform to cut taxes, control spendingAug 05, 2018 1:00 am - As the late Congressman Jack Kemp said, "If we have better ideas, we will win." In Illinois, the Republican Party has a good chance to win if we're bold and stand firmly...
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Uncle Rudy rattles the raftersAug 03, 2018 1:00 am - Thank God for Uncle Rudy. You know Rudy - the eccentric, sometimes batty, uncle who lives in the attic? One thing about Rudy, he always seems to know when family gather...
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What GOP wants is chance to talk about its successes - ICE and the economyAug 03, 2018 1:00 am - By Byron York From time to time, I've been catching up with a Republican strategist who is trying to help the GOP keep control of the House in this November's midterm el...
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This will never be normal or moralAug 02, 2018 1:00 am - One of the current complaints of the Trump right concerns the treatment given to Alex Jones by Facebook, which has temporarily banned the radio host for videos that viol...
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Slusher: Looking for a new way to define 'debate'Aug 02, 2018 1:00 am - I'm not sure what I'm about to say is realistic, but I think it merits some thought. It occurred to me as I was listening to a fellow speaker on a panel discussion in wh...
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U.S. Senate must act quickly to get freight rail reforms movingAug 01, 2018 1:00 am - U.S. chemical production is surging, helping to power our economy and our country. However, widespread problems with America's freight rail system threaten to derail thi...