Opinion Columns
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The great global story of our ageDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - Daniel Kahneman, who won a Nobel Prize in economics for reshaping our understanding of human motivation, once said: "No one ever made a decision because of a number. The...
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Travelers deserve modern air traffic control nowDec 29, 2017 12:00 am - As the nation readies for one of the busiest travel periods of the year, now is the perfect time to ask Congress "Why is the United States the last developed country in ...
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We don't need government to remind us that smoking killsDec 29, 2017 12:00 am - Preaching morality while practicing cupidity can be tricky, but various American governments have done it for years regarding smoking. This mental contortion now has a n...
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Beware banana republicsDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Sean Hannity, the Fox News anchor and Trump cheerleader, says the United States is "on the brink of becoming a banana republic." H...
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Fake news is the storyDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - As a functional obsessive-compulsive, I'm never happier than at year's end when I get to make lists. Herewith, my picks for the most important stories of 2017: This year...
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O'Hare western access is road to opportunityDec 27, 2017 12:00 am - By John Carpenter Guest columnist There have been a number of stories written over the past few years regarding the progress of the Western Access O'Hare project. Local ...
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Stocking full of coal: Illinois shrinkage poses major problemsDec 26, 2017 12:00 am - With the end of each year comes an exercise in perspective. One looks back at what was, and ahead at what could be. In Illinois, both visions can be frightening. New dat...
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As the year ends, the moral authority of the presidency is in tattersDec 26, 2017 12:00 am - By Michael Gerson Vice President Mike Pence's obsequiousness at a recent Cabinet meeting - "Thank you for seeing through the course of this year an agenda that is truly ...
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A Christmas story of honesty, humility in ChicagoDec 24, 2017 12:00 am - This is a Once Upon a Time story for Christmas and for all hopeful people everywhere. It is also a simple story - deceptively so. It is late autumn 2017, and I am visiti...
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What's in a word? Consider 'youthquake'Dec 24, 2017 12:00 am - By Arthur I. Cyr Guest columnist "Youthquake" arrives. The learned lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) have now selected this word as official Word of ...