Opinion Columns
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Clinton surges back as cracks appear in Obama campaignMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Last fall, long before the first vote was cast in the Democratic presidential contest, Rep. Rahm Emanuel of Illinois told me in an interview that he thought Barack Obama...
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Mexican-Americans, and Obamas, need not prove they're patrioticMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - In the movie "Selena," about the slain Tejano singer, there is a priceless scene where Edward James Olmos tries to explain how difficult it is to be Mexican-American. On...
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Do we need background checks for house plant buyers?Mar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The ricin poison found in a Las Vegas hotel room is so deadly that a speck the size of a pinhead could kill you. The hotel occupant is still unconscious in a hospital, b...
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Todd Stroger finding lost horizon of Cook CountyMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - "It's not Shangri-La." That was the instant review by Todd Stroger, the Cook County Board president and apparent literary critic, following a dismal performance that sta...
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Only government would boast about a decision this stupidMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - There's nothing quite like a presidential election campaign for suggesting government solutions to nearly every human condition. For a few months, we are painted a pictu...
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Clinton's best move now would be to stop campaigningMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - There is dissension in the Hillary Clinton camp. Top aides have been in arguments, shouting back and forth about differences in strategy. Should Clinton come on strong? ...
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View of presidential campaign from the nation's governorsFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - While the nation's governors were in Washington from Saturday through Tuesday for their winter meeting, the campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama accomplished some i...
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Democrats remain in denial over progress made in IraqFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - "No one can spend some 10 days visiting the battlefields in Iraq without seeing major progress in every area. ... If the U.S. provides sustained support to the Iraqi go...
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Clinton, Obama both have valid arguments regarding delegatesFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - The details of the process for choosing and allocating delegates to the parties' national conventions are usually sleep-inducing to all but the most dedicated political ...
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Fatherly advice to save your life in NIU-style disasterFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Over the weekend, I sent this letter to my own children who are in high school and college: Dear Goudie children, I'm sad and sorry to be writing this to you, but there ...