Opinion Columns
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Obama rising above primary squabblesNov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - The unsurprising moderation of Barack Obama has caught many people by surprise. At this point, he seems intent on restoring a version of the old Clinton presidency - Hil...
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Ruling has same flaws as Roe v. WadeNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Of conservatives' few victories this year, the most cherished came when the Supreme Court, in District of Columbia v. Heller, held that the Second Amendment protects an ...
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Circus elephants and Chicago aldermen behind the velvet curtainNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - You might think that the elephant, beloved mascot and lucky charm of the Republican Party for more than 130 years, would be an endangered species after this month's pres...
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Please share your opinions, but keep 'em civilNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Dr. Martin Doot of Villa Park died too young at age 60. His passing was chronicled by Eileen Daday in Tuesday's Daily Herald - a thoughtful, respectful story about the m...
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GOP must face heresies and other truthsNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - As Republicans sort out the reasons for defeat, they likely will overlook or dismiss the gorilla in the pulpit. Three little letters, great big problem: G-O-D. To be mo...
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Obama's not-so-secret alias turns him into a traitorNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Barack Obama has been called a deserter from his faith and a fallen Christian every day for the past year and a half. Several times a day, he is accused of rejecting law...
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Auto industry needs reform, not bailoutNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Finally, the outlines of a coherent debate on the federal bailout. This comes as welcome relief from a campaign that gave us House Republicans' know-nothing rejectionism...
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Election should guide GOP's futureNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The deeper one digs into the returns from this last election, the more portentous the results seem. I know the dangers of deciding too soon that any one election is a tu...
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Palin not the only 'women's story' in this electionNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Have you ever seen a transformation this fast? In barely two months, the Barracuda became the Scapegoat. Think of it as evolution on steroids. In September, Sarah Palin,...
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Election's over, but we'd still love to hear from youNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - First of all, let me apologize to the many of you who wanted your voices heard this election season just concluded but were denied. In DuPage County alone, there were do...