Opinion Columns
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McCaleb: County should ignore Bloomberg on beverage taxSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County residents and retailers overwhelmingly hate the sugary drink tax foisted on them last month. No amount of money spent defending it is going to change that. T...
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The real AmericaSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - We've had the chance this summer to appreciate the enormous vitality of community life in America, and here's our conclusion: Whatever is happening in Washington, whoeve...
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Yes, Antifa is dangerous - but not to fascistsSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - Call me unromantic, but I disliked a lot about the fabled "Sixties" the first time around. Some of the music was good, but otherwise 1968 was among the worst years in Am...
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Common plight helps unite polarized peopleSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - I once had a very close friend named Charlie. We spent every day together, much of the night, too. I got to learn about his family and old neighborhood, and he got to le...
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Letter to Readers: New Facebook initiative involves you in our discussionsSep 11, 2017 1:00 am - Dear Readers, Hosea Paddock's refreshingly direct description of the Daily Herald's motto - "to fear God, tell the Truth and make money" - gets a lot of attention, ...
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The Dreamers deserve compassion -- and a legislative compromiseSep 10, 2017 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson "The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason." - T.S. Eliot We have every reason to assume the worst when i...
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We knew it! Tollway transponders a 'talker'Sep 09, 2017 2:00 pm - Editor's note: Clarification made Sept. 12 to reflect cost of tollway transponders. A story about a little electronic gadget had, as we in the news business often s...
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The case for governmentSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - Seeing the devastating effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and of wildfires out West, one cannot help but think about the crucial role that government plays in our liv...
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Hurricanes, humanitarian relief and American traditionSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - Hurricane Harvey's storm status was reduced just after reaching the coast of Texas, but damage was severe. There was destruction in and around Houston and elsewhere befo...
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After Trump acts, DACA is now Congress' problemSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, who after the departure of Jeff Sessions has emerged as the Senate's leading immigration hawk, says he would support the legalizatio...