Opinion Columns
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McCain can't take the risk of becoming a political opportunistFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - If John McCain's life is, as it sometimes seems, one of those old-time movie serials, the audience would now know that with the GOP presidential nomination within reach,...
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Two-scoop Monday: What were these candidates thinking?Feb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Let's face it, if Cook County government was an old silver bowl, it would take a tub of TarnX the size of Soldier Field to make it presentable. So, especially this year,...
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Comrades united in a modern-day Battle of WaterlooFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Tom Lutz stood no chance. His first clue should have been the forecast. His second should have been that he'd drawn the short straw that put a journalist irate about poo...
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Road that winds its way to Washington's culture of wasteFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - LEE COUNTY, Fla. -- Coconut Road near Fort Myers looks like any other concrete ribbon near housing developments, golf courses and shopping malls in this state's booming ...
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I think I want you to tell us what you think … perhapsFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Be careful what you wish for, Daily Herald. We recently asked our online readers to tell us what they think of our stories, and, boy, have they. It's called story commen...
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McCain's beginning to look like a formidable candidateFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The continuing drama of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination should not diminish what John McCain has accomplished on the Republican side of this campaign...
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No entitlement to a bailout from a bad gamble on mortgagesFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I've written before about how many Americans feel entitled to a comfortable ride through life and then rush to dole out blame when things get bumpy. This entitlement cul...
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Punishing the people in Gaza feeds extremismFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - How would Jews feel if a large segment of their population were under siege for months by a more powerful military government because of the actions of a few? If they ca...
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Police work has come a long way since Brown's murdersFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - It was a Saturday morning. There was snow on the ground. Chicagoans were awakened to some terrible news. Several people had been corralled into the back room of a subur...
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Public airing of Israel's failings a sign of strengthFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - With a small population, narrow borders, and nearby enemy nations and terrorist entities calling for its eradication, Israel has always depended on a policy of forceful ...