Opinion Columns
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It's time to look beyond guns and see where responsibility liesJun 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Jody Weis, the new Chicago Police superintendent, is still a mystery man to a lot of us. He's not from here, has never been a beat cop, is a former G-man and looks prett...
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Friendly media aren't bothered by Obama's flip-floppingJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - ˆ "To be clear: Barack will support a filibuster of any bill that includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies." -- Obama spokesman Bill Burton, Oct. ...
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Decisions that might not help Obama win undecided votersJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - We are barely at the beginning of the long period in which most Americans will give their first serious scrutiny to the presidential candidates and decide whether Barack...
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A pact adults need to make to discourage teenage pregnancyJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Well now, isn't that a relief. The infamous "pregnancy pact" at Gloucester High School turns out to be an urban legend. The media mobs that descended on the fishing town...
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Guffaws at seat-belt award reminder of important life lessonJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - OK, I'll admit it: We journalist types are a little jaded, and occasionally we do talk somewhat frivolously about the news we cover. Case in point: On today's Page 5, we...
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New Sunday section takes new look at TV, travel, things to doJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Change, we know, is inevitable. Change for the better is imperative. "Not only is everything changing, but everything exists in relationship to something else that is ch...
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At $4 a gallon we're learning, but will do better with gas tax hikeJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - So now we know: The price point is $4. At $3 a gallon, Americans just grin and bear it, suck it up, and, while complaining profusely, keep driving like crazy. At $4, it...
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Is it time to take video replay cameras to the old ball game?Jun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - "Baseball is the only thing besides the paper clip that hasn't changed." -- Bill Veeck One must say it ain't so. Think of the designated hitter, which illustrates why...
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Governor's cheerleader jumps off out-of-control trainJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - "The blaze is confined to a small barn on the west side." That would undoubtedly have been the official statement regurgitated by Abby Ottenhoff had she been the governo...
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Paranoia runs deep in mean criticism of Michelle ObamaJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Introducing Michelle Obama, Angry Black Woman. What an absurd caricature this is turning out to be. Not to mention a confusing one. Growing up on Chicago's South Side, ...