Opinion Columns
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G-7 debacle proves Trump is operating on a different mapJun 12, 2018 1:00 am - BERLIN - It is strange being in a foreign country and watching American post-World War II leadership - as practiced by presidents such as Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower...
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Guest columnist: Reduce the stigma of opioid deaths by helping grieving familiesJun 12, 2018 1:00 am - We have an unprecedented crisis happening in our country. Every day, 115 people die of opioid overdose. From 1999 to 2016, 350,000 people died. A recent survey by the AP...
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Life comes full circle with a cyclical RamadanJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - I love how Ramadan comes at a different time each year. As Muslims follow the lunar calendar, Ramadan starts around 10 days earlier every year. It may sound weird how t...
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Parker: Goodbye, CharlesJun 10, 2018 1:00 am - Charles Krauthammer, a man who has beaten unbelievable odds and overcome obstacles that would defeat most mortals, has finally encountered one foe over which he says he ...
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The forgotten importance of mannersJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer Perhaps because I am so helplessly enamored of Turner Classic Movies and its magical old films, I am one of those Americans who has found herself m...
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It may be messy, but politics is key to our progressJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - Every so often, I jot down a list of the things that discourage me about our country. There's the widespread disregard for our core values of tolerance and mutual respec...
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McCaleb: Trump should get whole story on BlagojevichJun 07, 2018 1:00 am - Rod Blagojevich is a crook. Everyone remembers his attempt to sell President Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder. That's the charge President Do...
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GOP midterm strategist asks: what does it mean to 'approve' of Trump?Jun 06, 2018 11:00 pm - Donald Trump is riding a wave of popularity, at least by Trump standards. The president's job approval rating hit 44.6 percent this week in the RealClearPolitics average...
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Columnist Gerson: The pending danger of a memory-foam speaker conforming to shape of TrumpJun 06, 2018 1:00 am - On the evidence of Rep. Kevin McCarthy's CNN interview over the weekend, the likely next speaker of the House is a mindless sycophant and a threat to the constitutional ...
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Guest Opinion: State must act to keep up with education needs of changing societyJun 05, 2018 1:00 am - There is much interest in reforming higher education in Illinois, and for good reason: As the economy has improved and the job market tightened, a majority of college-bo...