Opinion Columns
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Why the deaths of Isaac and Teresa Vatkin touch all of usApr 29, 2017 2:00 pm - When a family member told us of the deaths of Isaac and Teresa Vatkin, it seemed a can't-miss story - one that would tug at everyone's heartstrings. But it was more popu...
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Trump's first 100 days: an executive successApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - Of course Donald Trump over-promised for his first 100 days. What presidential candidate hasn't? During last year's campaign, Trump spoke frequently of all the things he...
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Suburbs should not opt out of employee protectionsApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - By Toni Preckwinkle Guest columnist Economic development has been a priority for my administration since I took office in 2010. Recently, the Wall Street Journal recogn...
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Slusher: Publicity, not accuracy, key to value of police sketchApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - Are we really helping police solve a crime when we publish a crude drawing of the face of a violent crime suspect as described by a distraught victim or momentary witnes...
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Shutdown showdown -- againApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - As Donald Trump approaches the 100-day marker of his first year in office, he has defined himself not as the Dealmaker in Chief but as The Backdown President. What a del...
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Turkey and Europe: A complicated relationshipApr 26, 2017 1:00 am - In May 2007, I had a fascinating interview with Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey's capital of Ankara. He was only the prime minister then, but just as suave and apparently...
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Environmentalists are dead wrongApr 26, 2017 1:00 am - Each year, Earth Day is accompanied by predictions of doom. Let's take a look at past predictions to determine just how much confidence we can have in today's environmen...
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Trump's reality showApr 25, 2017 1:00 am - If President Trump were starring in a new reality show - which, of course, he is - here's a possible title: "The Real World." Washington is awash with commentary that th...
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State needs to protect citizens' privacy onlineApr 24, 2017 1:00 am - As technology's hyper-evolution has persisted over the last 20 years, law enforcement tactics have slowly followed. In 11 years as sheriff of America's second-largest co...
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Mayor's humor not welcomed in long-running road battleApr 23, 2017 2:00 am - John Schmitt fell into the proverbial hornet's nest with what he thought was a bit of self-deprecating humor. After a federal judge ordered a stop-work order on the cont...