Opinion Columns
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Don't let 'perfect' be enemy of 'good' in nuclear negotiationsMay 27, 2018 1:00 am - In the autumn of 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis, the United States and the then-Soviet Union came as close to a nuclear exchange as has ever happened. Within a yea...
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Where are the truth-tellers?May 25, 2018 1:00 am - Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson never denied calling President Donald Trump a "moron" in private. But only after he was fired did Tillerson have the guts to say ...
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Philadelphia's unnecessary war on CatholicsMay 25, 2018 1:00 am - At a time when more than 400,000 children are in foster care nationwide, the city of Philadelphia is threatening to cut ties with Catholic Social Services because of the...
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Maduro delivers disaster in pursuit of 'supreme happiness'May 24, 2018 1:00 am - In the five disastrous years he has been president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro has been the greatest mystery among all the leaders in the world. And he remains a myster...
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Slusher: Share in a real, constructive conversation about safetyMay 24, 2018 1:00 am - In a front-page editorial on Wednesday, we on the Daily Herald editorial board vented our frustration over continued school shootings with a call for a statewide panel t...
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Is the Trump Tower meeting really proof of collusion?May 23, 2018 1:00 am - If there is an Exhibit A in the case that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to fix the presidential election, it is the June 9, 2016, meeting in Trump Tower betwee...
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Royalty dreams and a father's loveMay 22, 2018 1:00 am - You can have your royal wedding, your princess bride, your pomp and your circumstance. For a real love story, I'm going with Thomas Markle. As in the father of Meghan Ma...
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The globalization of threats - from terrorism to disease - is an unavoidable factMay 22, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Those who find "globalists" to be villains should attend to recent events in Congo. In the remote region of a remote country, government agencies and intern...
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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...