Opinion Columns
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Do-it-yourself way to hurt the economyJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I finally drew the line at a dinner invitation. My husband wanted to try a much-touted restaurant where they present you with a platter of raw foods and a hot pot. The p...
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Chicago's very own on-air cuss could have been preventedJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - There are reasons that actor David Carradine's face looks like 71 miles of bad road. Many of Carradine's 71 years have been rough commutes, filled with potholes of booze...
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On adversaries and protection of libertyJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - First allow me to point out that Rod Blagojevich and Todd Stroger are both Democrats. For those of you who are convinced that the mainstream press is a tool of the Democ...
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Iraq is next on list of Obama flip-flopsJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - You'll notice Barack Obama is now wearing a flag pin. Again. During the primary campaign, he refused to, explaining that he'd worn one after Sept. 11 but then stopped be...
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Reagan must share blame for energy dilemmaJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Perusing the Sunday newspapers with plagiaristic intent, I come across an article about who's responsible for the current energy debacle. Politicians are mentioned along...
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Olympic bid threatened by 'Beirut by the lake' label?Jul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - This is not a good time to be murdered in Chicago. Or even shot and wounded. Unless of course you desire to have your legacy forever linked to the Chicago's campaign to ...
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A curmudgeon's guide to 4th of July festival funJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Yes, of course I enjoyed Jake Griffin's story on the front page of Thursday's paper. I helped him come up with the concept. It offered all sorts of useful tips on how to...
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'Rewizardry' just a natural part of paper's evolutionJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Here's a sentence they didn't prepare me for in journalism school: "Your column modules need to be rewizarded." Even the woman passing along this intriguing diagnosis - ...
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Immigration policy that works against economic growthJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Fifty years ago, Jack Kilby, who grew up in Great Bend, Kan., took the electrical engineering knowledge he acquired as an undergraduate at the Unive...
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Problems in U.S.-Mexico relationship that must be solvedJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - TIJUANA, Mexico -- Mexico and the United States have a twisted relationship. Dysfunctional: Each country likes to blame the other for its problems, and neither is eager...