Opinion Columns
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On 'bravest days,' remember school as place of hope for allSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - On the first day of school, thousands of kids across Illinois walked into their new classrooms for the first time. They met their teachers and found their desks. While t...
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The worst is yet to comeSep 06, 2017 1:00 am - It has become axiomatic that when Donald Trump says or does something over the top or below the belt, beware the unseen. His cunning use of distraction turns red herring...
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Arizona's 'Flake primary' will reveal much about Trump's political influenceSep 05, 2017 1:00 am - PHOENIX - We know that Donald Trump is a virtuoso at the politics of resentment. But does he lead a movement? That is the question to be tested in next year's Republica...
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Show young immigrants America's promise is realSep 04, 2017 1:00 am - Nearly a decade ago, the church my husband and I founded launched a Spanish-language service. As the demographics of our suburban community changed, we wanted to reach a...
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A change in perception can build America's skilled workforceSep 04, 2017 1:00 am - The skills gap is real - and Americans still haven't seen the worst of it. According to SkillsUSA, a national organization that provides career and technical education t...
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Dragons don't just sprout up in the desertSep 03, 2017 1:00 am - By Ruben Navarrette Jr. Now that President Trump has pardoned Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County, many Latinos are feeling enraged. And a lot of...
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Heroic fundraising efforts just a suburban normSep 02, 2017 2:00 pm - I was trolling through our online archives when I came across the first-person, Straight from the Source essay by Jean Wescher of Carol Stream. She's the 34-year-old wif...
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Realistic choices must be made in AfghanistanSep 01, 2017 1:00 am - When summer ends and autumn begins, one tends to feel instinctively, if foolishly, that other things will end and begin, too. That's certainly not true when it comes to ...
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Even pardons have limitsSep 01, 2017 1:00 am - President Trump had the right to pardon Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona's Maricopa County after he was convicted of defying a federal judge. But just because a president h...
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Trump vs. The filibusterAug 31, 2017 1:00 am - President Trump brings an outsider's perspective to the long debate over the Senate filibuster. An overwhelming majority of the Senate disagrees with his desire to kill ...