Opinion Columns
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Go ‘Noles, not RedskinsOct 10, 2013 5:00 am - As a fan of tradition, my knee-jerk reaction to the Redskins controversy — should the name be changed out of respect for offended Native Americans? — was, well, knee-jer...
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Amid layoffs, businesses push immigration reformOct 09, 2013 5:00 am - Recently the pharmaceutical giant Merck announced it will cut 8,500 jobs in an effort to remain competitive in a rapidly changing drug industry. Earlier this year, Merck...
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Charging to the cliffOct 09, 2013 5:00 am - My drill sergeant, a volatile martinet, once burst into our barracks at something like 4 a.m. to announce that in all his days in the Army, he had never seen things so b...
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Make your voice heard!Oct 07, 2013 5:00 am - The Illinois General Assembly will be back in session Oct. 22-24 and again in November. Recently, when I had an opportunity to ask citizens if they had contacted their l...
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Reforming ObamacareOct 06, 2013 5:00 am - After much struggle and internal strife, Republicans seeking to block Obamacare have arrived at this achievement: Much of the government is closed — except for Obamacare...
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No one gets 'Chopped' in our cooking contestOct 06, 2013 5:00 am - As the director of news and matrix operations, DuPage and Fox Valley editions, I have many important duties. One involves carting the framed portraits of staff service a...
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Prescription opiate link to heroin abuse is strongOct 04, 2013 5:00 am - The Daily Herald's recent stories on heroin use in the suburbs have been informative with many demonstrating the devastating impact of the drug on the lives of not only ...
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Putting the shutdown in contextOct 03, 2013 5:00 am - In life, context is everything; in Washington, leverage is everything else. Both are essential to understanding what just happened. In the hours leading up to and follow...
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The cruel cost of cutting food stampsOct 03, 2013 5:00 am - Republicans in the House of Representatives voted to slash food stamp spending by $39 billion over 10 years. The next day, The Washington Post ran a picture of a job fai...
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For Cruz, medium is the messageOct 02, 2013 5:00 am - Of all the great television shows of last Sunday — “Breaking Bad,” “Homeland” and “Masters of Sex” — the very best was the one mounted by Ted Cruz. It was nominally call...