Opinion Columns
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Will 1,695 district voices, new members trump U-46 habits?Feb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Sheer numbers pretty much tell the story. When Pro-Act Search Inc. asked Elgin School District U-46 residents for input on the next superintendent, it didn't get apathy...
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Inspired by a woman's leadership - as long as it's provided by a manFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, I got a sarcastic e-mail from a Hillary supporter. She forwarded a crack made by Howard Wolfson, Clinton's media man, about Obama. "Senator Clinton," he scof...
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Lessons learned at NIU come back to the foreFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Jim Davis, NIU Class of '77. B.S. in Journalism. Frankly, I hadn't been thinking about that a lot lately. Until this past week. In that time, I thought more than once of...
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Inspired by a woman's leadership - as long it's provided by a manFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, I got a sarcastic e-mail from a Hillary supporter. She forwarded a crack made by Howard Wolfson, Clinton's media man, about Obama. "Senator Clinton," he scof...
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In midst of covering tragedy, journalists do care about sourcesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Reporters and photographers play a role that goes beyond merely satisfying the public's curiosity about a shocking event. At times like these, news reporters aren't exac...
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Israelis need relief from daily rain of treacherous rocketsFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SDEROT, Israel -- Rockets launched from the nearby Gaza Strip fall here almost daily. These Qassams are crude devices that hardly ever kill people, although they have, a...
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Israelis need relief from daily rain of treacherous rocketsFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SDEROT, Israel -- Rockets launched from the nearby Gaza Strip fall here almost daily. These Qassams are crude devices that hardly ever kill people, although they have, a...
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There were many red flags before NIU attack; no one noticedFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - They're like onions, these campus shooters. At first when you look at them they are smooth and shiny and don't smell much. "There were no red flags" said Northern Illino...
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Hoping for spring amid entertainment of winter skirmishesFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Snow. Cold. Endless gray. To be followed, no doubt by a baby boomlet come September and October. Such is the usual human response to a harsh, it's-easier- to-stay-home w...
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Refreshing response to voter disgust with partisan gridlockFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The voters' message is getting through, not only in settling the fights for the Republican and Democratic nominations but in changing the mind-set of Washington. The cl...