Opinion Columns
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Reaching across aisle far from futileFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - As far as most of Washington is concerned, Barack Obama's big talk about bipartisanship is kaput. One month into his presidency, many pundits and political analysts have...
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Burris should know controversy abhors a vacuumFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Well, it appears Sen. Roland Burris has found a way to make his troubles disappear. He announced Wednesday that he's no longer going to talk about them with the media, a...
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$800 billion plan? That was easy ...Feb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Now comes the hard part. Difficult as it has been to push the almost $800 billion stimulus plan to the point of passage in Congress, making it work in local communities ...
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Agree or not, it's good to hear viewsFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - At a time when many Americans choose to be exposed only to opinions with which they agree, I still enjoy talking with those who see issues in a different light. And giv...
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Why Honest Abe wouldn't have voted for ObamaFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - When Chicago's U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said the corruption charges against Gov. Milorad Blagojevich "would make Lincoln roll over in his grave," Fitzgerald was...
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Economy a great equalizer that hits both sexesFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - I suppose this falls under the general heading: "Be Careful What You Wish For." There are a lot of folks who looked forward to the day women became equal participants in...
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Hey, did you hear the one about COD?Feb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - There was a time, I'm sure, when we wouldn't have dignified a rumor with a story. But times have changed. Rumors, gossip and innuendo have the ability to spread with the...
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Knowing the old can help the newFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - When Joe and Jill Biden moved to Washington on Jan. 20, they moved their bed down from the family home in Wilmington, Del. Unlike their predecessors, the Gores and Chene...
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Candidate data aims at basics of democracyFeb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Newspaper people are often criticized as "busybodies" who make their living by prying into the private lives of others. But tell me, what insidious profit do we earn by ...
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Unlike Lincoln, Darwin still disturbsFeb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - "Descended from the apes!" exclaimed the wife of the bishop of Worcester. "Let us hope that it is not true, but if it is, let us pray that it will not become generally k...