Opinion Columns
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Ten thousand women and countingNov 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Helen Reddy's iconic “I am woman, hear me roar” is more likely to cause a cringe than goose bumps these days more a comical anthem to bra-burning histrionics than the s...
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A return to the normNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - For all the turmoil, the spectacle, the churning for all the old bulls slain and fuzzy-cheeked freshmen born the great Republican wave of 2010 is simply a return to th...
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Pelosi a speaker who stood outNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Losing elections is an occupational hazard for politicians, so there's no need to get all weepy about the Democratic officeholders who suddenly find themselves with more...
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The Democrats did goodNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - The Democrats did good. Not in the election they did pretty miserably there. But they did good for the country. They led America back from the brink of economic disaste...
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News flash: Voters OK tax increases, uh, bond salesNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Official news release excerpt from West Chicago Elementary District 33, where voters just approved -- depending on your point of view -- a tax increase or a bond sale. ...
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Another season of 'hardball politics' comes to a closeNov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - What is it about politics that brings out the worst in people? Presumably, the election process is intended to help us all make things better, but it certainly doesn't h...
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Suburbs still not among GOP foldNov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Election night was a disaster for Illinois Democrats, but it could have been worse. In fact, it should have been worse. Why? Since 2009, the Democrats nationally and in ...
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From geek to geezerNov 01, 2010 11:00 pm - It's a fair generality that the young are more technologically up-to-date than the old. There comes a time when one concludes that the wizards of invention have gone far...
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An enforcer's thankless taskOct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - If you think you have a thankless job, just be thankful you're not in John Morton's shoes. Morton is the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It is his respo...
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Let's see some class at the end of the campaignsOct 30, 2010 11:00 pm - For half of the candidates on Tuesday's ballot, these are the days you remember. If you win, you remember what comes next. But if you lose, you always second-guess what ...