Opinion Columns
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Strange fruit, 2017May 18, 2017 1:00 am - Please, somebody tell these boys it's 2017. Last weekend, several dozen white people, most of them male and all of them loud, swarmed Lee Park in Charlottesville, Virgin...
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On Capitol Hill, growing frustration with FBI secrecy about Russia probeMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Calls for a special prosecutor to investigate the Russia-Trump affair have multiplied in the days since President Trump fired FBI director James Comey. Almost invariably...
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Sheer lunacy on campusMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Parents, taxpayers and donors have little idea of the levels of lunacy, evil and lawlessness that have become features of many of today's institutions of higher learning...
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Feeling aggrieved, evangelicals see Trump as a defenderMay 16, 2017 1:00 am - Even in an era of marriage diversity, it remains the most unlikely match: Donald Trump and his loyal evangelical base. In the compulsively transgressive, foul-mouthed, l...
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The Comey firing reminds us of a bigger dangerMay 16, 2017 1:00 am - By Fareed Zakaria I have tried to evaluate Donald Trump's presidency fairly. I've praised him when he has appointed competent people to high office and expressed support...
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Education burdened by unnecessary administration costsMay 15, 2017 1:00 am - Administrators have taken over education. Between 1992 and 2009, the number of district administrators grew by 36 percent in Illinois. That is 2.5 times faster than the ...
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Motherhood great training ground for government leadersMay 14, 2017 1:00 am - A letter to mothers: On this Mother's Day, give yourself a gift. Give yourself the permission to see yourself through a leadership lens. As a mother, you truly are an i...
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Walsh: Don't give Trump a pass when he's wrong - and he's wrong on ComeyMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - I'm a Donald Trump supporter. I voted for him and - 112 days in - I'd vote for him again. As a former member of Congress, I found his call to "drain the swamp" in Washin...
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#RussiaMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - The Trump administration is foundering at breakneck speed these days, and it can feel overwhelming just trying to keep up. #Russia As I write this, less than 24 hours ha...
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Democrats must be inclusive on issue of abortionMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - "Thank God for the Catholic nuns," says Rep. Nancy Pelosi. In an interview with The Washington Post, the House Democratic leader stressed that many nuns are strong supp...