Opinion Columns
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Time for leaders to keep their promises on reformSep 18, 2017 1:00 am - "There is more work to be done, and we will continue working with Republicans to ensure the issues still on the table are fully resolved," House Speaker Michael Madigan ...
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Is Kim Jong Un crazy and unpredictable -- or smart and strategic?Sep 17, 2017 1:00 am - LONDON - I am sometimes asked what world figure I would most want to interview. For me, the answer is obvious: Kim Jong Un. The general impression around the globe conti...
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Davis: Lighted billboards? Smelly plants? Give us a call.Sep 16, 2017 2:00 pm - Two big suburban stories converged at the Glenbard Wastewater Authority plant. The sewer plant, tucked between Glen Ellyn and Lombard, was drawing complaints of a toxic,...
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Feinstein is off-base to demand that judges be secularistsSep 15, 2017 1:00 am - Some political tastes linger in the mouth like spoiled milk or a bad oyster. Consider the shockingly shabby treatment recently accorded by some Democratic members of th...
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The Democrats have become socialistsSep 15, 2017 1:00 am - When Bernie Sanders launched his bid for the Democratic nomination, he was often asked whether he, a democratic socialist, would actually become a Democrat. Now, more th...
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Crime and immigration: What's in the Dream ActSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - Commentary on the DACA controversy frequently notes that the nation's nearly 700,000 so-called Dreamers are a law-abiding group. But a new bill to give DACA recipients f...
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Slusher: 'Fake news' and the link between trust, skepticismSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - Speaking with "Fresh Air" radio host Terry Gross a couple of weeks ago, British singer/songwriter Billy Bragg said something that resonates with me as I listen Wednesday...
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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...