Opinion Columns
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Stop talking about mental health - it's a dodgeOct 10, 2017 1:00 am - "He's a sick man, a demented man," said Donald Trump, trying to explain the latest mass shooting in the United States. We hear this view expressed routinely, after every...
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Please Mr. President. This Is a Plea. A Hope. A Wish.Oct 09, 2017 1:00 am - This is a plea for change in light of the Las Vegas tragedy. A generation is growing up watching as horrific events become more frequent. These tragedies have taken too ...
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Members of courageous group take mission to Las VegasOct 08, 2017 2:00 pm - Wouldn't it be wonderful if we never again had to talk to Kathleen Larimer? Better yet, what if the support group she joined through no fault of her own never had to emb...
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Just a guy and the search for meaningOct 08, 2017 1:00 am - By Kathleen Parker The horror the horror. The English language, expansive as it is, lacks sufficient vocabulary for the near-ceaseless popping sound of an automatic wea...
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America needs to hear about resurgence of manufacturing industryOct 06, 2017 1:00 am - Today is National Manufacturing Day, and I wish to dispel misperceptions of American manufacturing. Overseeing an association with nearly 800 manufacturers and over 30,0...
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What Americans think about NFL protests - and TrumpOct 05, 2017 1:00 am - Whenever President Trump sets off a new controversy, there's always a period of hair-on-fire commentary, usually conducted in the absence of polls or other evidence of p...
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Slusher: Reports of tragedy can be vivid, accurate, sensitiveOct 04, 2017 11:00 pm - A news outlet confronts many conflicting demands when it comes to reporting sensational news. Some of them have to do with sensitivity. Some with service. Some with audi...
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Reforms give ex-prisoners a second chanceOct 04, 2017 1:00 am - Prisons have been filled beyond capacity for so long that overcrowded prisons are now the norm in Illinois, and meaningful rehabilitation is a rarity. Policymakers can d...
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Stranger than StrangeOct 03, 2017 1:00 am - The political resurrection of Alabama's Roy Moore - the Moses of the South - and the mortal end of Hugh Hefner are not entirely unrelated. It's not a straight line, mind...
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Federal tax reform can be a lifeline for IllinoisOct 02, 2017 1:00 am - The people of Illinois are no strangers to a state government that holds them back. For decades, Springfield has been controlled by insiders and powerful special interes...