Opinion Columns
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Why Trump is manufacturing an immigration crisisMay 04, 2018 1:00 am - Donald Trump has claimed that the group of migrants that recently made its way from Central America to the United States symbolizes out-of-control immigration, lawlessne...
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How the quest for pain relief led to today's opioid crisisMay 03, 2018 1:00 am - The opioid epidemic is currently the country's most serious public health problem. Opioids are responsible for more than 80 percent of U.S. drug overdoses, and annually,...
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Democrats and the Trump impeachment trapMay 03, 2018 1:00 am - George W. Bush was in terrible political shape in the spring of 2006. The Iraq war was going disastrously, and voters were tired of the president, whose job approval rat...
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Rail issues are important policy issues for IllinoisMay 02, 2018 1:00 am - On Wednesday, March 7, I had the opportunity to visit Washington, D.C., to participate in this year's Railroad Day on Capitol Hill. I was proud to join rail representati...
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An assassin in Wolf's clothingMay 02, 2018 1:00 am - PAWLEY'S ISLAND, S.C. - When I moved to Washington several years ago, a D.C. veteran whispered a warning that she had learned from her father: New York is tough, but Was...
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America needs a restoration of rhetoricMay 01, 2018 1:00 am - On a Saturday night in April, the rhetoric of our historical era reached a culminating, symbolic moment. In Washington, D.C. - at the White House Correspondents' Associ...
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If you preach about the poor, you don't have a prayer in WashingtonMay 01, 2018 1:00 am - Praying for the poor is now apparently a firing offense in the corridors of power. House Speaker Paul Ryan did not give a reason when his chief of staff this month told ...
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Lifestyle changes aren't answer for plastics pollutionApr 30, 2018 1:00 am - Sunday, April 22, was designated by the Earth Day Network as Earth Day 2018. This year's Earth Day was dedicated to ending global plastic pollution. While efforts to red...
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Conservatism's high calling is to humanize changeApr 29, 2018 1:00 am - Trying to explain Trump voters has become something of a cottage industry, both for those who want to exploit them and for those who want to marginalize them. They were ...
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Counties need human help to combat cyber attacks on electionsApr 29, 2018 1:00 am - The national security community warns us to expect more sophisticated, evolving attacks. Local election officials are on the front line - 108 officials in Illinois and 8...