Opinion Columns
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How Sarah Huckabee brings White House watchdogs to heelNov 24, 2017 12:00 am - When White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked the press corps Monday to preface their daily briefing questions with a statement of thankfulness, reporter...
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Reasons to be thankful in tax-and-spend IllinoisNov 23, 2017 12:00 am - Many Illinoisans will be hard-pressed this week to find something to be thankful for with regard to a state government that is taxing and spending its way to insolvency....
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Slusher: Good news is not limited to the holidaysNov 23, 2017 12:00 am - As the holiday season arrives, it's common to see the newspaper filled, in print and online, with reports of the generosity and kindness of people throughout the suburbs...
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J.B. Pritzker: Experience solving problems and thinking bigNov 22, 2017 12:00 am - This is one of a seies of essays produced in response to an invitation from the Daily Herald on the topic, "Why I Should Be Illinois' Next Governor." The two Republi...
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Cook County must still cut spending to fix budget woesNov 22, 2017 12:00 am - By Chris Lentino Guest columnist Cook County government employs nearly 6,000 fewer workers today than it did in 2001. So how did the county's payroll costs grow by $300 ...
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Alexander Paterakis: Elite are keeping the state dividedNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - This is one of a seies of essays produced in response to an invitation from the Daily Herald on the topic, "Why I Should Be Illinois' Next Governor." The two Republi...
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An ancient cure for contemporary politicsNov 20, 2017 12:00 am - Given the morass that the Illinois legislature has become, maybe it is time to consider sortition, the ancient practice of selecting a legislative body randomly from the...
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Robert Marshall: People in middle are being ignoredNov 20, 2017 12:00 am - This is one of a seies of essays produced in response to an invitation from the Daily Herald on the topic, "Why I Should Be Illinois' Next Governor." The two Republi...
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Chris Kennedy: Leadership experience for a better futureNov 19, 2017 12:00 am - This is one of a seies of essays produced in response to an invitation from the Daily Herald on the topic, "Why I Should Be Illinois' Next Governor." The two Republi...
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Bob Daiber: Manage budget on the way to prosperityNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - This is one of a seies of essays produced in response to an invitation from the Daily Herald on the topic, "Why I Should Be Illinois' Next Governor." The two Republi...