Opinion Columns
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Critical thinking important when reading opinionApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - How's your knowledge of transitional human fossils faring these days? Whatever the state of your expertise, I'm going to go out on a fat, safe limb of man's evolutionary...
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Fixing economy is a job for adultsApr 11, 2011 12:00 am - So why do Republicans hate art, the elderly and children? Hint: Same reason parents hate their children when they say, “No.” We could just leave it at that, but this is...
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Take a look at what’s right with ObamaApr 11, 2011 12:00 am - As he announces his bid for re-election, President Barack Obama is facing some tough poll numbers. According to the Rasmussen Reports daily tracking poll, the president’...
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Yearning for the mainstreamApr 10, 2011 6:00 pm - In a world where everyone is considered special and believes themselves to be, like the residents of Garrison Keillor’s fictitious Lake Wobegon — strong, good-looking an...
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Budget cuts with consequencesApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - So far in the budget debate, the Obama administration has drawn few bright lines, preferring to blur distinctions with concessions. But last week, a neon line was drawn ...
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The GOP plan for Medicare is not niceApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - The House Republican plan for balancing budgets includes deep cuts in federal health care spending. It is honest but not nice. It’s not nice at all. Give the blueprint’s...
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A winning choice for schoolchildrenApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - On the day of the NCAA men’s basketball final, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that is likely to produce champions for generations to come. By a 5-4 vote, the m...
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Clear message sent — by 16.4 percent of youApr 07, 2011 11:00 pm - A week ago, I dared you, gentle voter, to make me eat my words as I predicted the typical lousy turnout in Tuesday's local elections: DuPage County: 19 percent. Napervil...
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The tar of humanitarian imperialismApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - Several weeks ago, when President Obama reportedly assured congressional leaders that America’s intervention in Libya would involve “days, not weeks,” skeptics mistakenl...
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Women, foreign policy cannot be separatedApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - Whether the topic is Libya’s rebels or Afghanistan’s “reconciliation” with the Taliban, the pivotal question is, or should be: What about the women? During my brief ten...