Opinion Columns
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A tale of two Jacksons who met untimely endsJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - There is already a stone monument in Chicago emblazoned with the name "Jackson." However, you don't need a ticket to mourn this Jackson. You can just walk up to the Chic...
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Democrats still need the aid of GOP in SenateJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Now that the Minnesota Supreme Court has ended the long count on the 2008 Senate race by awarding the seat to Al Franken, Democrats - at least on paper - have the power ...
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After ruling, race issue remains murkyJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Although New Haven's firefighters deservedly won in the Supreme Court, it is deeply depressing that they won narrowly - 5-4. The egregious behavior by that city's govern...
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Omission sinks writer's argumentJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - When I criticized the decision to place a statue of President Reagan in the Capitol rotunda, I anticipated an angry rebuttal. The only question was how would someone def...
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Dependence on others needn't be a negativeJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - This is probably not the best week to air any reservations about the American passion for independence. After all, we don't have fireworks for Dependence Day. We don't h...
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Tracking spotlight sometimes fun but always fleetingJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - It started with an apparent slip of the tongue. My 19-year-old son and I were talking about the rule of threes in prominent deaths. "There's Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawc...
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Obama is failing his gay supportersJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Many supporters of President Obama have gone "all in" on this administration. Considering it too historic to fail, either they can't see this White House's shortcomings ...
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Iran: Desperately seeking its version of YeltsinJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Iran is a revolution in search of its Yeltsin. Without leadership, demonstrators will take to the street only so many times to face tear gas, batons and bullets. They ne...
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They died for us: A Jackson Five you never knewJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - The cause of Mr. Jackson's death was obvious to anyone who saw him. Really, no autopsy was necessary. It was cardiac arrest. Caused by a roadside bomb. I'm not talking a...
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Health-care 'fix' is something we'll likely regretJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - "In the beginning," says a character in a Peter De Vries novel, "the earth was without form and void. Why didn't they leave well enough alone?" When Washington is finish...