Opinion Columns
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The GOP's view from under the sandJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - If you're old enough to recall how the landslide election of Lyndon Johnson over the hapless Barry Goldwater supposedly spelled the end of the Republican Party, or how R...
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Schools' continuing need for 'care by committee'Jun 29, 2015 1:00 am - Certain childhood memories stand out for me as the youngest of eight children. My dad died shortly after my third birthday, so I think I can accurately say my care came ...
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How the Trans-Pacific Partnership gives corporations special legal rightsJun 28, 2015 1:00 am - In promoting a proposed trade pact covering 12 Pacific Rim nations, President Obama has cast the initiative as an instrument of equity. The Trans-Pacific Partnership wou...
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A deeper look at pope's climate change statementJun 28, 2015 1:00 am - Reducing Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si" to a white paper on global warming is, in George Weigel's fitting analogy, "akin to reading 'Moby Dick' as if it were a tr...
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Now is the time to raise our voices for clean waterJun 25, 2015 11:00 pm - For more than 40 years, I've enjoyed the beauty of Illinois' outdoors. From white bass fishing on the Vermilion River as a child to fly fishing for smallmouth bass on th...
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For Hillary, a new Iraq War trapJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - President Obama's decision to send 450 more American troops to Iraq has put Hillary Clinton in a tough spot. What will she say about the fight against the Islamic State ...
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Seeds of modern democracy were planted by Magna CartaJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - This week of June 15 is being celebrated all over the civilized world as the 800th anniversary of one of the major events in human history - an event that has led us to ...
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On Confederate flag, the question is closed - take it downJun 24, 2015 1:00 am - In a historic moment, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley called late Monday for removal of the Confederate Battle Flag from the Statehouse grounds. It was the right thing t...
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Charleston Christians giving a lesson in the 'strength to love'Jun 24, 2015 1:00 am - When many relatives of those cruelly murdered in Charleston - by a man who talked and prayed with his victims for an hour before systematically gunning them down - publi...
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The rewards of helping students explore what success feels likeJun 23, 2015 1:00 am - I can count on my 10 fingers how many times I have NOT wanted to go to work in the 34 years I have been a teacher. My passion for my work is in the relationships I have ...