Opinion Columns
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Laying groundwork for plan of action on Illinois' transportation networkMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - Transportation is the lifeblood of Illinois and the asset that distinguishes us from the rest of the country. Our roads, transit systems, railroads and airports make Ill...
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For Europe, generosity may come with a priceMay 07, 2015 1:00 am - “(The book) has moments of appalling power and occasionally a terrible beauty. ... It confronts the white West with dreads from its deep unconscious. It leaves a reader ...
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Be wise in choice of energy efficiency plansMay 07, 2015 1:00 am - Seven years ago, the employees of ComEd made a commitment to our customers to deliver a portfolio of energy-saving programs that would one day be world class. Last month...
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A return to Nixonland?May 06, 2015 1:00 am - Rick Perlstein prefaces his book "Nixonland" by noting that in 1964 Lyndon Johnson, the liberal Democrat, won one of the biggest landslides in American history. Eight ye...
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Wife of the partyMay 05, 2015 1:00 am - The life of the wife of a presidential candidate can sometimes be like the government. Taxing. You wake up and blink through that first cup of coffee, trying to register...
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No justification for proposed bobcat hunts in IllinoisMay 04, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois' still-recovering bobcat population is once again in the crosshairs of state lawmakers. Two identical bills, SB 106 and HB 352, seek to open a hunting and trap...
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Timing critical for this Pulitzer Prize nomineeMay 03, 2015 5:00 am -
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Alliances shift in the sands of the Middle EastMay 03, 2015 1:00 am - Allies are a wonderful thing to have when you're fighting your way around the world. We would never have won our Revolution without France's support, for instance, and W...
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Money and politics: we need change nowMay 01, 2015 5:45 am - I've seen a lot over my decades in politics, and not much alarms me. But I have to be blunt: Money is poisoning our political system. The people who matter most to a r...
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2016: Yes, it's early, but pay attention nowMay 01, 2015 1:00 am - It's conventional wisdom that the 2016 Republican presidential race is at such an early stage that the polls don't matter. They're just a measurement of name recognition...