Opinion Columns
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Congress must and can pass gun control legislationJun 26, 2016 1:00 am - Once again, a terrorist strikes at the heart of an American community. This time the images of horror come from inside an Orlando nightclub, but we know it could happen...
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What makes a story quintessentially suburban?Jun 25, 2016 2:00 pm - She described it as "a quintessential suburban debate." That seemed an entirely appropriate way for staff writer Marie Wilson to open her story last week about the Naper...
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Proposal threatens state's small airportsJun 24, 2016 1:00 am - When most people think of aviation, they often think of Chicago, commercial service and O'Hare International Airport. But there is so much more. Throughout the rest of t...
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Parkway getting a fair hearingJun 23, 2016 1:00 am - I understand the frustration expressed by Billita Jacobsen and others that the Longmeadow Parkway continues to move forward, despite their opposition. It is not easy fo...
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Trump's pivot to DamascusJun 23, 2016 1:00 am - If you turned on cable TV news Monday, chances are good that you caught Corey Lewandowski fibbing that he doesn't have a clue why Donald Trump fired him as his campaign ...
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Information is power; use it responsiblyJun 23, 2016 1:00 am - Following the terrorist attacks on the Brussels airport in March, news organizations, including the Daily Herald, faced an achingly familiar quandary. What pictures shou...
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Clash of cultures connects Britain and OrlandoJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer These weeks were destined to be the last chance for Brexit, as the days dwindle down to the historic June 23 British referendum on leaving the Euro...
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Suburban, downstate families shouldn't pay for Chicago's messJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - “No matter how this session unfolds, send that education bill to my desk — CLEAN — NO GAMES — and I'll sign it immediately,” — Governor Bruce Rauner, February 17, 2016 “...
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A contrast in heroesJun 21, 2016 1:00 am - My heroes are not necessarily people of great ability but ones who did what I think I could not. Two contemporary men fall into that category. The first is the late Muha...
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The GOP needs to learn that character mattersJun 21, 2016 1:00 am - Since Thomas Jefferson's concubine, Warren Harding's love nest and Bill Clinton's innovative intern program, Americans have debated the role of character in leadership. ...