Opinion Columns
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Guest: Why you should vote for Hillary ClintonOct 22, 2016 2:00 pm - Thirty-three years ago, I raised my right hand and swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, a...
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Guest: Why you should vote for an alternative partyOct 22, 2016 2:00 pm - I am often surprised when people tell me they haven't heard of the Libertarian Party. It is a newer party, owing its existence to a brave group who broke ranks with the ...
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Guest: Why you should vote for Donald TrumpOct 22, 2016 2:00 pm - Sixteen months ago Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president. Since then, we have learned more and more about Mr. Trump, both personally and politically. We hav...
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Murnane: No visions of sugar plums for Election Day 2016Oct 20, 2016 1:00 am - There was a time when Election Day - especially a Presidential Election Day - was as anxiously awaited as Christmas, or the last day of school, or even a birthday. That'...
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Slusher: New columnist comes full circle to hometown newspaperOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - The Daily Herald employs some of the finest journalists and writers in the country. Sometimes, they go on to bigger things - not just at the Tribune or Sun-Times down th...
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Clinton promises major wealth redistributionOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - By Byron York Even by the standards of liberal Democrats, Hillary Clinton is running the most frankly redistributionist presidential campaign in years. She promises mass...
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How does a newspaper respond to threats? This is how.Oct 19, 2016 1:00 am - As someone who has spent a career in the business of words, it's unusual to find myself speechless. Yet, there I was, a little more than two weeks ago. What is the corre...
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'Lockbox' would limit options in emergencyOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - The first item on the ballot this fall is an amendment to the Illinois Constitution that could establish a very dangerous precedent. The Illinois Constitution lays out a...
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The greatest fear of allOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - If I were to distill a recent public discussion about the state of our nation to one word, it would be "worried." Not fearful, not angry, but worr...
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This awful but illuminating campaignOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - I have a man in mind. He is in his 60s, successful, handsome in his way with a commanding voice, an apartment in the city, a place in the country and a driver to take hi...