Opinion Columns
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Common plight helps unite polarized peopleSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - I once had a very close friend named Charlie. We spent every day together, much of the night, too. I got to learn about his family and old neighborhood, and he got to le...
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Letter to Readers: New Facebook initiative involves you in our discussionsSep 11, 2017 1:00 am - Dear Readers, Hosea Paddock's refreshingly direct description of the Daily Herald's motto - "to fear God, tell the Truth and make money" - gets a lot of attention, ...
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The Dreamers deserve compassion -- and a legislative compromiseSep 10, 2017 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson "The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason." - T.S. Eliot We have every reason to assume the worst when i...
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We knew it! Tollway transponders a 'talker'Sep 09, 2017 2:00 pm - Editor's note: Clarification made Sept. 12 to reflect cost of tollway transponders. A story about a little electronic gadget had, as we in the news business often s...
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The case for governmentSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - Seeing the devastating effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and of wildfires out West, one cannot help but think about the crucial role that government plays in our liv...
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Hurricanes, humanitarian relief and American traditionSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - Hurricane Harvey's storm status was reduced just after reaching the coast of Texas, but damage was severe. There was destruction in and around Houston and elsewhere befo...
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After Trump acts, DACA is now Congress' problemSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, who after the departure of Jeff Sessions has emerged as the Senate's leading immigration hawk, says he would support the legalizatio...
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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...