Opinion Columns
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Is a hole-in-one front-page news? Maybe in NeighborMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - This just in to the newsroom: Dave Patton of Naperville scored his first hole-in-one on May 22. He used a 5 iron on the 174-yard 7th hole of Course No. 1 at St. Andrews ...
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Call, write, vote: But, above all, finish the jobMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Getting you information is our job. Doing something with it is yours. Nowhere is this generally unspoken compact between a newspaper and its readers more apparent than i...
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Nomination adds identity politics to supreme courtMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Responding to 19th-century rumors that they drank excessively, Supreme Court justices decided to drink nothing on conference days - unless it was raining. At the next co...
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The right choice, the right timeMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Judging from her inspiring personal story, her top-flight academic credentials, and what former colleagues and law clerks describe as both her intellect and - yes - her ...
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A modest proposal for where to house Gitmo detaineesMay 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois has given America some big names over the years. Abe Lincoln, Jack Ruby, Barack Obama and Jenny McCarthy. And some big-time inventions. The department store, r...
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Obama tries on his new role as commanderMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - No new president finds every aspect of the job suits him at once; some duties are inevitably more comfortable. What we have witnessed in the last few weeks is Barack Oba...
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GOP is from Mars, Democrats are from VenusMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Listening to President Obama and former Vice President Cheney give national security speeches put me in mind of John Gray, author of "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from V...
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Musings about Drew, contracts and Route 59May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Some random thoughts from your friendly DuPage editor, a Friday Soapbox, if you will ... We're on the case In case you didn't notice, our coverage of the Drew Peterson ...
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GOP must decide: binge or purgeMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - It's not yet clear how the one-armed midget demographic is shaping up, but everybody seems to be bailing on the GOP. Begging the forgiveness of one-armed midgets, I'm me...
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We have always sought judges who feel empathyMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - I've never been sure why Lady Justice wore a blindfold as part of her permanent wardrobe. Yes, it's supposed to be a symbol of impartiality. But it does limit her vision...