Opinion Columns
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Muddled regarding a mosqueAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Last Friday, at the start of Ramadan, President Obama presided over the White House's annual iftar dinner and made some rather bland remarks about religious freedom. The...
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Ground zero sum gameAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - After months of dithering by the White House about the "ground zero mosque" in lower Manhattan, President Obama endorsed the project at an Iftar dinner Friday night. The...
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Don't know nuthin' 'bout 'rithameticAug 16, 2010 11:00 pm - It is generally true that you get what you pay for, but not necessarily when it comes to higher education. A new study released Monday about the value of a college educ...
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Vilsack a man of ideasAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Over the years, reporters learn that there are a relative handful of the public officials with whom we deal who can be counted on to expand our understanding of events. ...
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Harry Reid and racist comments must goAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - On behalf of all Hispanics, let me just say this: Muchas gracias, Harry Reid. These days, many Americans are pressed for time. So I was glad to hear that the Senate maj...
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Mosque should avoid sacrilege at Ground ZeroAug 13, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - A place is made sacred by a widespread belief that it was visited by the miraculous or the transcendent (Lourdes, the Temple Mount), by the presence there o...
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Friends on fringe give GOP plenty to worry aboutAug 13, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The Republican Party's candidate for governor of Colorado believes that bicycle paths are "part of a greater strategy to rein in American cities under a Uni...
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Mission accomplished IIAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - President Obama claims to have kept his campaign promise to cease American combat operations (though not U.S. troop presence) in Iraq by the end of this month. But it's ...
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Dog-team's days of summer test a fan's loyaltyAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - DuPage City Editor Bob Smith stopped by my office Wednesday with an important announcement. He was off Thursday and headed to the White Sox game. He and his wife were ma...
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Political maxim: Cut spending, but not in my stateAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Meet Robert Gates, also known as The Leading Indicator. The defense secretary, who is noted among his colleagues for his special closeness with President Ob...