Opinion Columns
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For women, what comes next?Mar 10, 2017 12:00 am - By Connie Schultz International Women's Day is a once-a-year acknowledgment of what women do every day of the year, which is to keep the world afloat with our labor - pa...
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Cyberwarfare is the real menace to AmericaMar 10, 2017 12:00 am - This week, we have watched the perfect example of a country fighting the last war. The Trump administration has now devoted weeks of time, energy and political capital t...
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A grim look at future of ever-expanding governmentMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - Although America's political system seems unable to stimulate robust, sustained economic growth, it at least is stimulating consumption of a small but important segment ...
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Press and politicians speak freely at annual Gridiron dinnerMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer WASHINGTON - One hundred and thirty-two years ago, a handful of male Washington journalists got together and formed the Gridiron Club. It was to be...
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College campus disgraceMar 08, 2017 12:00 am - While college administrators and professors accept disgraceful behavior, we as taxpayers, donors and parents should not foot the bill. Let's look at some of that behavio...
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The information vacuum inside the Trump Russia controversyMar 08, 2017 12:00 am - Put aside, for a moment, the raging controversies over this or that aspect of Donald Trump, the Russians and the election. And then ask: What do we know about the allega...
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R.I.P., DNC?Mar 07, 2017 12:00 am - JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - If the Democratic Party is ailing after losing the presidency to Donald Trump, state parties are on life support. Here in the long-ago Democratic st...
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Trump unbeatable? Hold that thought a momentMar 07, 2017 12:00 am - Donald Trump may be the most disliked American president ever - certainly since the days of Richard Nixon (unless you're a Republican, then the most disliked President l...
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Chicago history full of immigrant success storiesMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - Personally, I've always found the transitory waves of immigration phobia that have come and gone over the decades as puzzling, or at least odd, considering our country's...
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Don't stiff the State DepartmentMar 05, 2017 12:00 am - The first time I met Gen. David Petraeus, he said something that surprised me. It was the early days of the Iraq War and, while things were not going well, he had direct...