Opinion Columns
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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...
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From hope to catastrophe, America ends fairy tale in less than 3 weeksFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - "A failure to act, and act now, will turn crisis into a catastrophe." - President Obama, Feb. 4. Catastrophe, mind you. So much for the president who in his inaugural ad...
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Haste makes for waste no matter what your partyFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The American people are right to react to the ongoing debate over an economic stimulus package with mixed feelings and a profound sense of frustration. A recent USA Toda...
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With stimulus bill, patience is paramountFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi accomplished two things when she announced there would be no mid-February congressional recess unless the giant economic stimulus bill ...
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"I regret that you did not lead a better life."Feb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - A trip to the morgue has always been a parent's ultimate threat. "I'll show you what life is really all about," a dad will say to a rebellious offspring, hoping to jolt ...
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Eight is enough to make us take another lookFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Maybe we owe an apology to the doctors who made the birth announcement with such pride. The delivery of eight babies in five minutes was, they exhaled, "amazing." The mo...
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It's time to change our marijuana lawsFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - It's tough being a celebrity, especially if you're young and find yourself at a party, where marijuana and cameras should never mix. And it's not exactly heaven being sh...
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Naperville Geezer inspires with Cubs camp chroniclesFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - John Fieser. Rhymes with "geezer." That's what "Feez," as many of us call him, said to Rick Reuschel last week, so the former Cubs pitching legend would pronounce Fieser...