Opinion Columns
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Slusher: A complexity in the conflict of media trustDec 11, 2014 4:01 am - Credibility is a concept that is always top of mind for newspapers, and some recent events have reinforced to me why that must be so. The theme of trust is most commonly...
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Revisiting the past by revising itDec 10, 2014 4:01 am - Japan is working hard at forgetting. Its prime minister, Shinzo Abe, suggests in code-talk that Japan was the victim of World War II - no war criminals at all, thank you...
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An act of exceptional recklessnessDec 10, 2014 4:01 am - With the release of the Feinstein report on CIA interrogations of high-value terrorists a decade ago, let's consider the situation of intelligence personnel who have bee...
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Millennials do indeed read newspapersDec 09, 2014 10:00 pm - It has become a never-ending quest to define millennials. Those ages 18 to 34 are often portrayed as a self-absorbed, narcissistic generation obsessed with technology. T...
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What lies ahead: Progress, not reformDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - Given all the words and images devoted to the midterm elections over the past few weeks, you'd think the results had told us something vital about the future of the coun...
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Flammable news coverageDec 07, 2014 4:01 am - As a parent of three young children, I want my kids to get in the habit of following current events. While I cook breakfast, they'll often sit on the couch and watch the...
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Clock is ticking toward higher health care premiumsDec 05, 2014 4:00 am - Illinois residents are now knee deep in the Affordable Care Act's second open enrollment period, which began on Nov. 15 and closes on Dec. 15. Many are finding what appe...
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There are many losers when the 'spin' winsDec 04, 2014 4:01 am - The late, great Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan was fond of saying, "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." His adage has become a familiar cli...
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How to make the financial behemoths behaveDec 03, 2014 4:01 am - I know a rich guy who parks wherever he wants - bus stops, hydrants, no-parking zones of all kinds. He gets ticketed of course and by the end of the year must pay severa...
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Shrinking the AIDS epidemic mapDec 03, 2014 4:01 am - My college roommate - the most immediately likable person I've ever met, a man who would now be such a present to the world - died of AIDS at the age of 30. Back then, p...