Opinion Columns
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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...
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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 ...