Opinion Columns
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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...
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A crack in the school-choice dike?May 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Few organizations are as consistently liberal as the Anti-Defamation League, especially when it comes to matters of church and state. The ADL devotes an entire page on i...
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Tea stains on the GOP, tooMay 22, 2010 11:00 pm - "I have a message, a message from the tea party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words," Rand Paul thundered at his victory party Tuesday night. "We'...
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The scoop on Lee, Evan and Michael correspondentsMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Call it a reality trifecta. A perfect storm of local Losers, Idols and Dancers. Next week, we could have the "Biggest Loser" from Bartlett, a Mount Prospect "American Id...
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Primary politicsMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The first rule of primary elections is that they are completely different from general elections. What it takes to win a primary is often exactly the opposite of what it...
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Cranking up the political amusementMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The candidate who on Tuesday won the special election in a Pennsylvania congressional district is right-to-life and pro-gun. He accused his opponent of wanting heavier t...
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Taxpayers and housing need a divorceMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Even though Las Vegas is full of never-sold and foreclosed-upon houses, a rumble of new home building has begun there. Similar trends are seen in other housing meltdown ...
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Everyone should get at least one Lee DeWyze DayMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Did "American Idol" finalist Lee DeWyze deserve the adulation and attention he got for one day last Friday? Actually, a better question is, doesn't everyone? DeWyze's ad...
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A vote that changed historyMay 18, 2010 11:00 pm - One week ago, the John F. Kennedy Library marked the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant elections in American history - the West Virginia Democratic primary...