Opinion Columns
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Pardon makes Holder wrong guy for jobDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Soon after Bill Clinton pardoned Marc Rich, the former president and I had a brief telephone conversation. I had been downright heated about the pardon, a lot angrier th...
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Napolitano's record lacks political courageDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - If Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano wins confirmation as secretary of homeland security, she will be responsible for enforcing immigration laws. This is a chilling thought ...
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Hillary continues her life compositionDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - It was a moment bound to give anyone second thoughts about Hillary Clinton's nomination as secretary of state: Rush Limbaugh called it a "brilliant stroke." If Rush, who...
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Private stories help public see how tragedy is overcomeDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - We do not like to pry. You may find that hard to believe. Many people think that the media get some sort of ghoulish pleasure out of nosing their way into trauma. We do...
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Meet the new communicators: the TwitteratiDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - "I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room." - Blaise Pascal We are sitting at a restaurant counter, sipping wine...
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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'...