Opinion Columns
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Being prepared is key for 'the next epidemic'Mar 31, 2015 1:00 am - "Of all the things that could kill more than 10 million people around the world," writes philanthropist Bill Gates in The New England Journal of Medicine, "the most like...
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Two Democrats see budget compromise differentlyMar 30, 2015 1:00 am - The plan to plug the $1.6 billion hole in the absurd ">2015 budget Democrats crafted last year took some twists, turns and compromises before it got approved in bipartis...
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'Wacko birds' nesting in U.S. SenateMar 29, 2015 1:00 am - President Obama got it two-thirds right when he said that the delayed confirmation of his attorney general nominee, Loretta Lynch, is owing to Senate dysfunction and Rep...
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'Responsible bidding' underscores responsibility on both sidesMar 29, 2015 1:00 am - We appreciate the opportunity to respond to the March 20 Daily Herald article, "Elgin fears union, apprenticeship requirements limit bids it gets." The premise of the ...
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Change in constitution is only permanent solution to pension crisisMar 27, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois' budget troubles cannot be understated. The state's daunting $110 billion unfunded pension obligation severely limits the state's ability to meet its annual edu...
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Democracy still has a chance in TunisiaMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - If you read most of the stories on the terrible terrorist attack in Tunisia recently, you would have, at best, an incomplete picture of the reality of that lovely little...
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Slusher: Even 'wrong' reviews have an important job to doMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - I should have known from the pretentiously enigmatic title: "Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Innocence." I hated that movie. There, I've said it. I've surrendered m...
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How to block a bad deal with IranMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - It is the common temptation of Republicans and Democrats to support a strong executive when it does things they like, and to condemn it when it does things they don't. T...
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Cotton and the war caucus count on constituents' ignoranceMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - When a Man's fancy gets astride on his Reason; When Imagination is at Cuffs with the Senses; and common Understanding, as well as common Sense, is Kickt out of Doors; th...
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When facts are eclipsed by passionsMar 24, 2015 1:00 am - Ferguson has become the liberal Benghazi. It is more of a cause than a place, more of an ideological statement than an incident. Ferguson was not the racist murder it wa...