Opinion Columns
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Bittersweet story unfolds before our eyes of love, heroinJan 11, 2015 12:01 am - It was heartbreakingly touching. Jaida, 11, Mikayla, 9, and even 4-year-old Nevaeh were excited to see their picture on the front page of Friday's Daily Herald, in the a...
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Attacks on journalists are an attack on freedomJan 09, 2015 12:01 am - On Wednesday, the world was shocked and appalled by the deplorable attacks at the Paris office of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. Twelve men and women were mu...
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Al Sharpton and the narrative of biasJan 08, 2015 12:01 am - Recent events from Ferguson, Missouri, to Staten Island, New York, might prompt an observer to infer that American cops are racist and that a bigoted white populace tole...
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Are Democrats stuck in 1979?Jan 08, 2015 12:01 am - The passing of Mario Cuomo brought bipartisan tributes appropriate to a rare political figure with a developed inner life. He was Catholic educated, and it showed. How m...
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Why Scalise outrage machine misfiredJan 07, 2015 12:01 am - Democrats have tried to rev up the outrage machine over news that Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 3 ranking House Republican, may or may not have given a speech to a white s...
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The historical distoritions that stain 'Selma'Jan 07, 2015 12:01 am - Before I came to dislike the movie "Selma," I was deeply moved by it. Twice it brought me to tears. A crane shot of Martin Luther King leading thousands of demonstrators...
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Clear choice, or clear trauma?Jan 06, 2015 12:01 am - One outcome of and proof for ideological polarization is the way it has made stalwarts appear like centrists. In what world is Hillary Clinton - feminist heroine, author...
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America's 'slacktivist' tendenciesJan 04, 2015 4:01 am - I wanted to do something for my country during the holidays, so I went to the movies. I watched the Christmas Day opening of "The Interview," to show North Korea that I ...
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Rubio's Cuba 'gift'Jan 04, 2015 4:01 am - President Obama probably gave his wife and daughters some nice presents for Christmas. But he saved the best gift for Marco Rubio. It's called resurrection. Last week, t...
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Illinois needs stricter spending, not more taxesJan 02, 2015 4:01 am - It's no secret that Illinois' finances are a disaster. But as a new administration takes charge, expect the situation to get worse before it gets better. The current sta...