Opinion Columns
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Punishing the people in Gaza feeds extremismFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - How would Jews feel if a large segment of their population were under siege for months by a more powerful military government because of the actions of a few? If they ca...
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Police work has come a long way since Brown's murdersFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - It was a Saturday morning. There was snow on the ground. Chicagoans were awakened to some terrible news. Several people had been corralled into the back room of a subur...
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Public airing of Israel's failings a sign of strengthFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - With a small population, narrow borders, and nearby enemy nations and terrorist entities calling for its eradication, Israel has always depended on a policy of forceful ...
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Relief and nostalgia descend as clock clicks down to freeing 21Feb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - As the clock above my desk clicks toward 1:20 p.m. tomorrow, I'll be watching. And wondering if the huge weight of responsibility that descended in a Sherman Hospital de...
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McCain, Obama are getting closer to gaining nominationJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Heading into Tuesday's unprecedented day of voting in two dozen states, a degree of order is emerging in the dramatic races for the presidential nominations of both part...
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Sharing 'sisters' boost two entertainment magazines' appealJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Today and tomorrow, two Daily Herald sister publications will debut new looks and features stemming from a behavior common among sisters -- sharing each other's "clothes...
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McCain, Obama are getting closer to gaining nominationJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Heading into Tuesday's unprecedented day of voting in two dozen states, a degree of order is emerging in the dramatic races for the presidential nominations of both part...
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Guess who won the presidency in the last Year of the RatJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - This is the Year of the Rat. In both the Chinese Zodiac and the presidential race. Actually, the presidential Year of the Rat is just one of the three R's of this primar...
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Laughing at what's ludicrous is opinion of an important sortJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - She was an old woman, living in a California nursing home. Given Elgin was reeling from a student's vicious attack on a teacher and allegations that one of its police of...
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GOP should share Schwarzenegger's view of immigrationJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Republicans love to talk about immigrants. Rudy Giuliani promises to end illegal immigration in three years. Mike Huckabee would have 12 million illegal immigrants gone ...