Opinion Columns
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Hillary's golden tongueFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - PALM BEACH, Fla. - As speaking fees go, Hillary Clinton's allegedly scandalous $200,000 per engagement is chump change compared with Donald Trump's $1.5 million. But, of...
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Suburban non-profit fluorishes without government relianceFeb 08, 2016 12:00 am - What happens in a state without a balanced budget? Some Illinoisans are learning the hard way. Across the state, the lack of a state budget has meant social service prov...
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Davis: When issue gets tough, tough to get a COD commentFeb 07, 2016 4:00 am - The deadline for the hopelessly deadlocked College of DuPage board to choose a replacement trustee for the resigned Kathy Hamilton expires in four days. I'll go out on ...
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Lack of money is the root of problems for CPS schoolsFeb 05, 2016 12:00 am - Ever hear the old adage: "Money is the root of all evil"? Of course you have, it's a classic. Current events in Illinois, however, suggest it should be updated. Because ...
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Beating somebody with nobodyFeb 05, 2016 12:00 am - The most important number coming out of the Iowa caucuses is 75.7. That's the percentage of Republican voters who chose a candidate NOT named Donald Trump. The question ...
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In Iowa, signs of civil healthFeb 04, 2016 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - When Huck Finn asked Tom Sawyer what a "Moslem" is, Tom said a "Moslem" is someone who is not a Presbyterian, which is true, but not the whole truth. Donald...
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Hillary Clinton is the only capable candidateFeb 04, 2016 12:00 am - In my estimation, there's only one presidential candidate in 2016 fully capable of doing the job, and she's anything but a natural. As Hillary Clinton's also been the ta...
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The American Dream has not been stolenFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - There is one issue on which the whole ideological range of campaign 2016 seems to agree. "The American dream is dead," says Donald Trump. "For many, the American dream h...
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Trump's Iowa loss may point to bigger problems aheadFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - WEST DES MOINES, Iowa - Donald Trump's supporters showed up at the Sheraton Monday night fully expecting their man to win the Iowa caucuses. And why shouldn't they? Trum...
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A campaign that cuts down the truthFeb 02, 2016 12:00 am - Parson Weems Day has passed. This is my designation to mark the voting in Iowa as the end of the first lying season. The Rev. Mason Locke Weems (1759-1825) is the source...