Opinion Columns
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McCain would be foolish to keep Palin hiddenOct 04, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS - The McCain campaign, perhaps fearful of the reviews Sarah Palin would receive for her part in Thursday night's debate here, deployed a trio of almost-vice-pr...
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Palin was terrific, but is she ready?Oct 04, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - What did they do with the other Sarah Palin? I mean the one who bases foreign policy experience on the proximity of Russia to Alaska and who speaks cutely a...
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Can't beat fun at the ol' mayor's office, newsroomOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - You can barely contain the excitement in the newsroom. I'm referring, of course, to the relaxing of the dress code that allows the staff to wear Cubs or Sox regalia. Acc...
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History shows us crisis is cultural, not just financialOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - It comforts me that Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and an architect of the financial bailout plan the House rejected Monday, is a specialist in the ...
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Stories not always 'news,' but they can enhance itOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "And this is a story, why?" writes a Web commenter following our report on a party at a Buffalo Grove home to watch last Friday night's presidential debate. It's a fair ...
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LPGA has a universal language: moneySep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Money talks. And it's not choosy about what language it uses to get its point across. The latest beneficiary is the Ladies Professional Golf Association, which - in res...
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What's wrong with this picture?Sep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The late, great, suburban Congressman Henry Hyde had an insatiable appetite for a staple that currently seems to be in short supply in Washington. Ideas. Mr. Hyde was a ...
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Palin should step aside to save McCainSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Editor's note: Columnist Kathleen Parker's call for Sarah Palin to step down has created a firestorm of debate. This is the column, which appeared Friday in "The Nat...
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The times, they are a-changin,' day after daySep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - In an offhand moment, one of our copy editors offered one of the best ideas I've heard for demonstrating what's happening with the stock market these days: A flip book o...
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Bailout decision will help define next presidencySep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Members of Congress are being exhorted to stampede, like lemmings in reverse, away from a postulated cliff. But some of the economic geographers who say they know that t...