Opinion Columns
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For Obama, the wages of doing nothingJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - Whose fault is the current debacle in Iraq? It could be Nouri al-Maliki's since he is the country's strongman and has alienated the minority Sunnis. It could be George W...
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Cantor's swan songJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - About that stunning defeat. Conventional Wisdom, that self-righteous propagandist, has it that Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's trouncing by a...
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What our country needs from the pressJun 17, 2014 5:01 am - These days, the scandal involving long wait times at VA hospitals can feel like some made-in-Washington spectacle generated by politicians looking for headlines. But it ...
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The end of illusionsJun 17, 2014 5:01 am - On June 10, President Obama said that the greatest frustration of his presidency was the failure to pass gun control legislation. It was the same day that Mosul, the sec...
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Semi-iconic Route 59 full of traffic talesJun 14, 2014 11:00 pm - As my late father grew in years, he became a little more ... quirky. One of those quirks involved Route 59, where we often found a restaurant to meet for dinner more tha...
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Pension a modest reward for police who endureJun 13, 2014 5:01 am - As the saying goes, we all put our pants on one leg at a time. However, in our profession, after the pants comes the uniform shirt adorned with patches and a badge that ...
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Governments hide, voters decideJun 12, 2014 5:01 am - Congress doesn't do much these days, but here's one bill that could command bipartisan support: a federal shield law protecting journalists against overzealous prosecuto...
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Simple blotter reporting is full of complexitiesJun 12, 2014 1:00 am - Our top editors began a conversation this week that is likely to continue for a long time to come. And it's one in which you may have a direct interest and, ultimately, ...
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Steps to a stronger Illinois economyJun 11, 2014 5:01 am - The Illinois economy has been struggling. In January 2014 the state's unemployment rate was 8.7 percent, second highest in the nation. From our employment peak in Novemb...
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The changing faces of warJun 11, 2014 5:01 am - I am into my summer routine, which means I drive to a weekend house, and as I do so, I listen to a book on tape. For the moment, it's Laura Hillenbrand's riveting "Unbro...