Opinion Columns
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Guess who's coming to the White HouseNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - If you'd never heard of Steve Bannon before Tuesday, you have now. All the world is suddenly abuzz with news that President-elect Donald Trump has named Bannon, formerl...
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Trump scores high in first week of transitionNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - One week and a day into his new life, Donald Trump and Republicans seem to be making the right moves - wise moves - as he prepares to assume the presidency, and as new s...
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Insiders on Election Night: Trump win shocked even true believersNov 16, 2016 12:00 am - NEW YORK - As election evening began in Midtown Manhattan, people who wanted Donald Trump to win - loyal Republicans who risked the scorn of conservative critics to work...
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Moving forward after 'the Justice Scalia election'Nov 16, 2016 12:00 am - "Do not let trials and pains overwhelm you." Pope Francis said this during Mass in Mexico City on the night of last Feb. 13, while at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalup...
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Lessons from the pastNov 15, 2016 12:00 am - Afterthoughts about our new president-elect - and ourselves: Election Day evening, as it slowly, state by state, became obvious that Donald J. Trump was being elected pr...
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A triumphant GOP, mired in crisisNov 15, 2016 12:00 am - The Republican Party is everywhere triumphant - House and Senate, executive and legislative, national and state - and yet faces a series of crises. There is a crisis of...
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Opportunities missed, renewed in Cubs' World Series winNov 14, 2016 12:00 am - Somehow everyone has stories. So many stories. This huge phenomenon of the Cubs' ultimate victory has caused many tears of initial joy and then later tears of wishes for...
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Can Donald Trump govern?Nov 13, 2016 12:00 am - Can Donald Trump govern? ...
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Trump begins to show difference between running and servingNov 13, 2016 12:00 am - Witnesses who tuned in to Donald Trump and Barack Obama's postelection get-together can't have missed the change in the president-elect's demeanor and affect. Quiet and...
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Let's hope Trump discovers a commitment to the common goodNov 11, 2016 12:00 am - "Now all the truth is out," said William Butler Yeats. "Be secret and take defeat." Which is not really an option for a columnist. After so many harsh words for Donald T...