Opinion Columns
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Science and our beliefsApr 27, 2014 1:00 am - In the late 1920s, astronomer Edwin Hubble established that the light we detect from galaxies is shifted toward the redder colors of the spectrum, indicating that they a...
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Always something different for newspapers to focus onApr 23, 2014 11:00 pm - Same o', same o'? I don't think so: Say what you will about daily news coverage, it is not monotonous. Reading the newspaper is a different experience every day. Yes, ...
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Familiar parallels in UkraineApr 23, 2014 5:01 am - Is Andranik Migranyan right? The head of a think tank associated with Vladimir Putin wrote the following in response to critics who liken the Russian president to Adolf ...
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Where the only rule is terrorApr 23, 2014 5:01 am - BANGUI, Central African Republic - The tents of displaced people reach nearly up to the runway at the airport - the first impression of a nation in flight and in fear. B...
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Putin will continue dancing to his own tuneApr 22, 2014 5:01 am - The new "agreement" between Russia, the U.S. and our allies is exactly what the former KGB agent ordered. This isn't to say it's not a good "prospect" for ending tension...
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Progressive tax unfair to taxpayersApr 22, 2014 5:01 am - There are a lot of competing proposals swirling around Springfield to raise Illinoisans' taxes in order to perpetuate all of the things government spends money on. But w...
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Government as innovator? You bet!Apr 20, 2014 5:01 am - Five years ago, the federal government spent $169 billion to fund basic research and development. This fiscal year, it's down to $134 billion. People who believe in publ...
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Why your mayors want you riled up over pensionsApr 20, 2014 5:01 am - Let's face it, our municipal leaders are not in the most enviable position on this one: They need to get the public's blood boiling about pension reform. It's a huge, hu...
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A freshman Democrat's daring moveApr 18, 2014 5:01 am - An astonishing thing just happened. A freshman Democrat dared to say no to the state's most powerful politician, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. State Rep. Sco...
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A freshman Democrat's daring moveApr 18, 2014 5:01 am - An astonishing thing just happened. A freshman Democrat dared to say no to the state's most powerful politician, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. State Rep. Sco...