Opinion Columns
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How heroin series led to mental health projectMay 24, 2015 6:00 am - Inspiration to launch an in-depth project on mental health crystallized for Marie Wilson while covering a heroin forum in Naperville. A counselor at Linden Oaks Behavior...
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Where freedom of expression meets bigotryMay 22, 2015 6:00 am - It's still a radical document, the U.S. Constitution, no part of it more so than the First Amendment. Almost everybody's for freedom of speech - particularly for themsel...
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Jeb Bush mistakenly follows his brother's pathMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - One really has to wonder, why all the fuss about Jeb Bush? Yes, of course, he does have a careless tongue and a delivery that reminds you of your tax accountant. And aft...
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Illinois needs tax increase, but not because of pensionsMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - It's relieving to know that, as a matter of Illinois state constitutional law, words in the English language actually have the meanings identified in the dictionary. Wh...
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Defining deity downMay 20, 2015 1:00 am - It is nearly axiomatic that presidential contests tend to shine a harsh light on conservative Christians - inasmuch as they are viewed as the Republican Party's base and...
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Corporate irresponsibility over GMOsMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - Pass any Chipotle these days -- and it is my gastronomic preference to pass rather than enter -- and you will see signs claiming credit for removing ingredients that con...
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Are the Castros willing to confess?May 19, 2015 1:00 am - Who am I to tell the pope how to be, well ... the pope? But after President Raul Castro of Cuba, an observant communist for most of his life, said he was so impressed wi...
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Prom season is time for parents to talk about drinking dangersMay 17, 2015 11:00 pm - Have you bought the dress? Rented the tux? Ordered the flowers? Talked to your son or daughter about the dangers of alcohol on prom night? The beginning of the prom and ...
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The 'fear caucus' is wrongMay 17, 2015 6:10 am - The headline over the Wall Street Journal editorial reads: "No-Growth Republicanism." The subhead explains: "The GOP's anti-immigration wing is anti-trade too." The comm...
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Time for Ben Carson to run a real raceMay 17, 2015 6:00 am - Ben Carson declared his presidential candidacy in Detroit two weeks ago. Not a minute too soon. The retired neurosurgeon and conservative star formed a presidential expl...