Opinion Columns
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We seek action; we start with conversationMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - There is not much we at the Daily Herald value more than conversation. Well, action, certainly, but we're also confident that the right actions almost always start with ...
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Death unto othersMay 14, 2014 5:01 am - When Lady Justice takes a count of bleeding hearts outside the execution chamber, she won't find mine among them. I am no passionate opponent of the death penalty. I am ...
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Hung up on BenghaziMay 14, 2014 5:01 am - Tuning the car radio some weeks back, I heard the president denounced as a moron. I was shocked. I had reached some right-wing talker and he was carrying on about someth...
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What climate change means to ChicagoMay 13, 2014 5:01 am - You may be asking yourself: Is Chicago in for another summer like the one we had in 2012? But that's the wrong question. The right question is whether or not the weather...
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The booming Benghazi businessMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - Search the word "Benghazi," and up pops a paid link to a website that advertises: "Benghazi - T-shirts, Sweatshirts, Mugs and More." Click on the link and 401 items are ...
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Making the world a better place — 2 hours at a timeMay 11, 2014 5:00 am - How hard can this be? Corral a group of mostly strangers, feed 'em, but grill them about what makes our communities great; challenge them to come up with ideas on what c...
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Quality STEM education closes skills gapMay 09, 2014 5:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn recently awarded the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy $3.6 million to upgrade its labs as part of a broader campaign to improve the state's scienc...
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Killing business on federal basesMay 08, 2014 5:01 am - The fight over the minimum wage, which President Obama and Democrats hope to make a centerpiece of this year's midterm elections, comes down to two simple arguments. Oba...
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Leading out against capital punishmentMay 08, 2014 5:01 am - The term "moral suasion" has fallen into disuse. Its heyday came during the Eisenhower administration when the genial president, a bit soft on institutional racism, fail...
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The justices and the scramble for cashMay 07, 2014 5:01 am - Many trends in American politics and government today make me worry about the health of our representative democracy. These include the decline of Congress as a powerful...