Opinion Columns
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Fix the economy and return control to the free marketDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - In the old days - from the Venetian Republic to, oh, the Bear Stearns rescue - if you wanted to get rich, you did it the Warren Buffett way: You learned to read balance ...
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A father's plea: Cuba Road carnage should bring halt to horseplayNov 30, 2008 10:00 pm - It was just so unnecessary. The 15-year-old Palatine boy who got his hands on a car and drove it at high speeds with passengers who were as young as or younger than him....
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Forget happiness, focus on values, ethics for your kidsNov 29, 2008 10:00 pm - "I just want my kids to be happy." This has become "a kind of sacred star in the galaxy of parenting wisdom," says child psychologist Aaron Cooper. It is a default dream...
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A day late, but still plenty to be thankful forNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - First, let me readily acknowledge a things-to-be-thankful column running the day after Thanksgiving might seem a little after the fact. But, hey, I can't help the fact t...
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We're thankful we can share these kinds of storiesNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - "Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules," says Douglas Adams in one of his many books in the "Hitchiker'...
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Obama rising above primary squabblesNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - The unsurprising moderation of Barack Obama has caught many people by surprise. At this point, he seems intent on restoring a version of the old Clinton presidency - Hil...
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Ruling has same flaws as Roe v. WadeNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Of conservatives' few victories this year, the most cherished came when the Supreme Court, in District of Columbia v. Heller, held that the Second Amendment protects an ...
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Circus elephants and Chicago aldermen behind the velvet curtainNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - You might think that the elephant, beloved mascot and lucky charm of the Republican Party for more than 130 years, would be an endangered species after this month's pres...
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Please share your opinions, but keep 'em civilNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Dr. Martin Doot of Villa Park died too young at age 60. His passing was chronicled by Eileen Daday in Tuesday's Daily Herald - a thoughtful, respectful story about the m...
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GOP must face heresies and other truthsNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - As Republicans sort out the reasons for defeat, they likely will overlook or dismiss the gorilla in the pulpit. Three little letters, great big problem: G-O-D. To be mo...