Opinion Columns
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Drinking age war pits Schaumburg mom vs. college presidentsSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEWS ITEM: One-third of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq were 18-21 years old. NEWS ITEM: College presidents want drinking age lowered to 18. NEWS ITEM: Pressure intensifies...
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3 screw-ups aside, upping driving age might not be wiseSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Was I ready to drive at age 16? On a cold, rainy February afternoon, the day I turned 16, I headed for the drivers license bureau to take the test. All I really remembe...
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Industry that 'can't get no respect' shouldn't be issueSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet. - Rodney Dangerfield OK, I admit it. I'm ready for the couch ...
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Is there passion under Obama's coolness?Sep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank God for Sarah Palin. Without her jibes, her sarcasm, her exaggerations, her smug provincialism, her hypocrisy about family and government, her exploitation of momm...
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Will Palin's star power continue to shine bright?Sep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - "There are two questions we will never have to ask ourselves, 'Who is this man?' and 'Can we trust this man with the presidency?'" - Fred Thompson on John McCain, Sept. ...
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In next Chicago storm, ask feds for a hotel roomSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - It won't be on your credit card statement this month, but it might as well be. Ten nights at a Marriott in Memphis. A seven-night stay at the Holidome in Dallas. Two wee...
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GOP platform makes private decisions a public issueSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - You gotta love this campaign. No sooner does the curtain come crashing down on one climactic moment than up it goes on another. The Democrats choose NoDrama Obama and th...
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Are bad words related to success of newspapers?Sep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Today's challenge: To talk about language we don't use in the Daily Herald without using the language. This could be interesting. I recently engaged in a polite but test...
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Microscope just starting to focus on PalinSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. - Tom Donilon, the Washington lawyer who did the delegate-counting for Jimmy Carter in 1980, has a bit of practical wisdom that he has offered over the y...
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Unknown Palin produces flurry of calls: 'It could be you'Aug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Our home phone started ringing as word spread about McCain's astonishing selection as a running mate. Devoted mother of five with three girls and two boys, Type AA perso...