Opinion Columns
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Was Trump's Syria strike a moral impulse or a policy change?Apr 09, 2017 1:00 am - It is either a turning point or a welcome aberration that Donald Trump found the cruelly extinguished lives of Syrian children to be compelling (or at least contributory...
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Trump's tough talk is cheap. Policy is harder.Apr 09, 2017 1:00 am - As international crises and foreign policy challenges mount, the world looks to the United States for a broad, consistent strategy that can be relied upon over time. But...
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Facts: Fergie in Schaumburg, Elgin's key role on TV seriesApr 08, 2017 2:00 pm - Hey, you learn something new every day. That hit me as I was reading Burt Constable's column on the 100th anniversary of World War I, the forgotten war. I, too, had forg...
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The business of governmentApr 07, 2017 1:00 am - Government, we have heard over and over since Donald J. Trump started campaigning for president, should be "run like a business." This, the argument goes, will put the n...
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Murnane: Spicer is not up to the jobApr 07, 2017 1:00 am - When I worked at, or for, The White House for Presidents Reagan and GHW Bush, among the most respected staff members were Larry Speakes, Marlin Fitzwater and Jim Brady, ...
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Really, O'ReillyApr 07, 2017 1:00 am - It's hard to give the complete list of companies pulling their ads right now from Bill O'Reilly's show on Fox News Channel, because the number keeps growing. Chances are...
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Schiff mum on what he saw at White HouseApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - Adam Schiff, ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, has been sharply critical of the panel's Republican chairman, Devin Nunes, for visiting the White Hous...
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Slusher: Election Night is our 'Super Bowl' for community serviceApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - Someone once described Election Night for newspapers as our Super Bowl. It's the night of our Big Show. All hands on deck. Corporate vice presidents pulled into service ...
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Is profiling OK?Apr 05, 2017 1:00 am - Profiling is needlessly a misunderstood concept. What's called profiling is part of the optimal stock of human behavior and something we all do. Let's begin by describin...
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Fox scandals are a fetid reminder that sexism lurks in the workplaceApr 05, 2017 1:00 am - Reading the accumulated sexual harassment accusations against Fox News host Bill O'Reilly and former network executive Roger Ailes is like a quick dip in a sewage treatm...