Opinion Columns
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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 ...
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Words that weren't banned and those that should beDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - The recent excitement over an incredible story about the government trying to ban certain words reminded me of all the words and phrases I despise and wish were banned. ...
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Reform plan violates basic tenets of capitalist tax policyDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - So, what's not to like about the sweeping federal tax package the Republicans are pushing through Congress? If you answered "virtually everything" you'd be right. As mos...
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Trump has year of solid policy accomplishments. What now?Dec 21, 2017 12:00 am - Something is happening in the final days of 2017. People are noticing that Donald Trump has gotten a lot done in his tumultuous first year in the White House. If in, say...
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Slusher: Sex, violence and what really gets readers' attentionDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - By Jim Slusher There is an axiom regarding the newspaper business that says sensational news and sensational headlines attract newspaper readership. Like most axioms, th...
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GOP tax bill would usher in a bleak futureDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - Passage of the Republican tax plan in Congress will mark a watershed for the United States. The medium- and long-term effects of the plan will be a massive drop in publi...
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'Simplified' tax reform has plenty to offer 'regulatory parasites'Dec 19, 2017 12:00 am - The GOP tax plan's top beneficiaries aren't actually rich people, or even corporations, though both groups will indeed benefit mightily. The biggest winners are the nati...
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The value of building Illinois' bridgesDec 19, 2017 12:00 am - In Illinois, we are all about building bridges. Our state is bordered by rivers. We are crisscrossed by railroads. There are enough miles of road that are under state...
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Don't move backward on marijuana policyDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - Recently, two of our state legislators announced they would push for marijuana legalization as a solution to the state's fiscal crisis when they return to Springfield in...
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Collateral damage of "credibly accused"Dec 17, 2017 12:00 am - By KATHLEEN PARKER As the #MeToo movement gained momentum the past several weeks - and more than a dozen powerful men accused of sexual misconduct were suspended, fired ...