Opinion Columns
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Illinois Democrats look foolish in Burris spectacleJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Opportunism comes in many forms in Illinois politics. Unfortunately for the reputation of my home state, the nation is learning about all of them. Thanks to court-approv...
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Well-read Bush merely seeks vindicationJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - In what without a doubt is the most astounding op-ed piece of the year, Karl Rove reveals that his friend and former boss, George W. Bush, has read probably hundreds of ...
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Pothole patching paves path to profound columnJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Perhaps the pothole patcher is swifter than the pen. All I know is we had a plan on Tuesday to do a story about all the potholes popping up like petunias, but the report...
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A year full of regrets, rejections and dismissalsDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Summing up, let me just say that I reject, repudiate, renounce, denounce, dismiss and utterly regret 2008. Sayonara and good riddance. Which is not intended to convey of...
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Bush says farewell; we say good riddanceDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - I was doing fine until I saw the rocking chairs. My attacks of Bush-bashing were in remission. I told myself it was time to move on, to embrace the change you can believ...
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Duncan has right record to lead schoolsDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - In putting together his Cabinet, President-elect Barack Obama has made risky choices - but at least one could be a slam-dunk. Obama's choice of Chicago Public Schools CE...
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Barack, Rod, God and other year-end odds and endsDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - If you are among the millions of Americans who will try to stop smoking when the ball drops on New Year's Eve, you may not want to use Barack Obama as a role model. In r...
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Transportation pick highlights Republican riftDec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - As a rule, the choice of a secretary of transportation makes few headlines, even when the appointee is a member of the opposition. In 2001, George W. Bush appointed Norm...
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Get ready for a spate of biggests, bests, worstsDec 25, 2008 10:00 pm - I don't know about you, but I really like those end-of-the-year lists - the best/worst TV shows, movies, fashion, hairdos and don'ts. Some might argue that this is lazy...
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Unions stand in way of reforming immigrationDec 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Comprehensive immigration reform is a three-legged stool: enhanced border enforcement; earned legalization for the undocumented; and guest workers for U.S. employers to ...