Opinion Columns
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Emmanuel Macron's bid to save the WestApr 27, 2018 1:00 am - Emmanuel Macron came, saw and conquered Washington this week. But the French president is trying to do something much harder than generate buzz and goodwill. He is tryin...
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In memoriam to 'the first lady of the Greatest Generation'Apr 27, 2018 1:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer Of all the tributes to Barbara Bush, the encomium that touched this American heart the deepest was from historian Jon Meacham: "She was the first l...
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Is 'can't prove untrue' the new standard in dossier probe?Apr 26, 2018 1:00 am - When a political figure is accused of wrongdoing, a conversation begins among journalists, commentators and public officials. Are the charges true? Can the accusers prov...
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Comptroller: State shouldn't allow 'offshoring' of governors' employeesApr 26, 2018 1:00 am - The "Truth-in-Hiring" bill a bipartisan coalition of legislators has introduced at my request is very simple: If you work in the governor's office, you should be paid fr...
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Children in jail and the need for mental health careApr 25, 2018 1:00 am - By Donne Trotter Guest columnist The high number of Cook County Jail inmates with some form of mental illness has won the jail the unfortunate distinction as "America's ...
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Pressure state lawmakers for change in political boundary mapsApr 24, 2018 1:00 am - Did you know you may not have the same elected officials as your neighbor across the street? Or even your neighbor next door? This is all too commonplace in Illinois, wh...
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ICE and the bitter fruit of dehumanizationApr 24, 2018 1:00 am - The attitude of President Donald Trump toward federal law enforcement is, to put it mildly, mixed. The FBI refused to bend to his will. So it is comprised of "hardened D...
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Comey takes criticism from the right and the leftApr 22, 2018 1:00 am - While trying hard to be aware of the dangers facing us in "the swamp" here in our nation's capital, I have been busily perusing the literary reviews of former FBI Direct...
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America does have a 'deep state' - of lawApr 20, 2018 1:00 am - The most remarkable parts of James Comey's memoir are not about Donald Trump. We already knew most of the interesting revelations, and some of the others are gossip and ...
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Slusher: A different kind of conversation that can ease 'a great lonely grief'Apr 19, 2018 1:00 am - The newspaper often can seem like a mere recitation of events, a steady succession of familiar themes. Political controversy swells out of Washington. Check. Dramatic ac...