Opinion Columns
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A case for a moral imperativeMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - In June 1969, the stretch of the Cuyahoga River that runs through Cleveland was so polluted that it caught fire. Time magazine described the Cuyahoga this way: "Chocolat...
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Russians thwart suburban sweep in reality TVMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Personally, I blame the Russians. Had they not sent us Anna Trebunskaya, she wouldn't have had that argument with Evan on how to approach the freestyle, and they wouldn'...
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Running, not shruggingMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE - Before what he calls "the jaw-dropping" events of the last 19 months - TARP, the stimulus, Government Motors, the mistreatment of Chrysler's creditors, Obama...
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A complexity, reduced to shameMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - As a kid, an abiding fear, reinforced by movies and comic books, was that I would die on some foreign battlefield. I would become a casualty of the war that every genera...
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'Cup' reporting will be a thrill as well as the gamesMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago Blackhawks fans aren't in for a demonstration just of great hockey over the next two weeks, They're also in for a demonstration of great hockey writing. The Dail...
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There's no need for textbook warsMay 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Public interest in wars and "man-caused disasters" (formerly known as the war on terror) isn't what it used to be, except when men try to cause disasters, as in attempte...
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What could these candidates have been thinking?May 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Candidates subject themselves to all those boring chicken dinners, weekends on the road and having to flatter unpleasant people. Their campaign workers, contributors and...
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Real Marines don't lieMay 24, 2010 11:00 pm - I have a thing for Marines, always have. It began a long time ago when I watched my older brother amble away in the night toward his barracks at Camp Pendleton near San ...
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What Napolitano should tell usMay 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Appearing recently before a Senate committee, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was grilled by a fellow Arizonan, Sen. John McCain. The 2008 Republican presid...
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An open letter to Mayor Richard M. DaleyMay 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Dear Mr. Mayor, If you are reading this letter, it is probably because a copy was given to you by one of your aides or perhaps one of the many suburban business executiv...