Opinion Columns
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Why are Republicans trouncing Democrats in fundraising?Jul 26, 2017 1:00 am - The Republican president has a job approval rating around 40 percent. The GOP has an unfavorability rating around 56 percent. And Republicans trail Democrats by nine poi...
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Trump's problem is not communication. It's leadershipJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - Anthony Scaramucci's rollout as Donald Trump's new communications director received mainly good reviews. He is, as any White House job in the current administration requ...
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U.S. stumbling into another decade of war in the Middle EastJul 25, 2017 1:00 am - While we have been focused on the results of special elections, the ups and downs of the Russia investigation, and President Trump's latest tweets, under the radar, a br...
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Trump's cuts to energy innovation would hit Chicago area hardJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Did you know that the Chicago area is a world leader in energy technology research? This enviable status is fueled in part by federal Department of Energy (DOE) investme...
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Donald Trump's lost opportunityJul 23, 2017 1:00 am - NEW YORK - There are many ways to evaluate the Trump presidency at the six-month mark. What I am struck by is the path not taken, the lost opportunity. Donald Trump had ...
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Got a good flood story? Please share. Here are some of ours.Jul 22, 2017 2:00 pm - Twenty one years ago, copy editor Rick Kirby lived on the Fox River in Aurora. He recalls some idle noontime chatter with a store clerk about the incessant rain on July ...
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Victory in Mosul overshadowed by White House dramaticsJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer The television news has been filled almost exclusively recently with stories about the "terrible" son of the president and his apparent flirtations...
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An American president's subservience toward RussiaJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - In the normal course of events, the revelation of attempted collusion with Russia to determine the outcome of a presidential election might cause an administration to ov...
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Why health care failedJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - There are many reasons why the Republican health care bill collapsed in the Senate, but two numbers help explain the outcome: 62 and 36. Sixty-two percent is the favorab...
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Slusher: Striving for clarity in a high school controversyJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - Eventually, there will be many lessons for students, parents and even society at large out of a controversy at Barrington High School involving a tweeted picture that so...