Opinion Columns
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Illinois families catching crossfire in scholarship fightMay 20, 2018 1:00 am - What happens when a political talking point becomes more than mere words? Illinois parents in need of better schools are learning just that. Marlene Suarez is one Illino...
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Teachers today need more than appreciation, they need respectMay 20, 2018 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week, and I intended to write on the subject, but a more newsy topic intervened. That's an apt metaphor for what is happeni...
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Where does the U.S. go next in Middle East?May 18, 2018 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - As I observe the results of President Trump's pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, my thoughts inevitably go back to the days when it all began. For me, it...
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The numbers game in Rauner's 2019 budget doesn't add upMay 18, 2018 5:00 am - Unlike other areas of public policy, budget proposals are supposed to be fact-based. After all, a budget is comprised of numbers, and the numbers have to add up. This is...
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Why not remember all the good things John McCain achieved?May 17, 2018 1:00 am - There have been some ugly comments recently about Sen. John McCain. With the senator at home in Arizona fighting brain cancer, a young White House aide reportedly told c...
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Trump uses his power to attack weakMay 17, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - How does President Donald Trump act when he feels on top of the economic and diplomatic world? As his influence solidifies within the GOP? As his poll numbe...
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Democrats and the perils of complacencyMay 16, 2018 5:00 am - A young friend of ours who worked for Hillary Clinton in 2016 waved a big caution flag recently about the fall elections. The same complacency that doomed Clinton is sta...
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Of agents and hostages and a dream of eternal awesomenessMay 15, 2018 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - There he was, the president of the United States, greeting the three American hostages who had just stepped back on U.S. soil after being released by North ...
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Nicaragua is trouble on our doorstepMay 15, 2018 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - When I covered the Nicaraguan revolution in 1979, I spent many days that summer after the fighting was over chatting casually with Daniel Ortega and the res...
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To Class of 2018: Why manufacturing jobs are a great career optionMay 14, 2018 1:00 am - Dear High School Seniors: Graduation is right around the corner and many young people are making plans to head to college, a trade school or perhaps the military this fa...