Opinion Columns
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Republicans have their work cut out for themMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - One way of measuring the current miserable state of the Republican Party is to note that in the past 10 weeks, 55 years of Republican seniority in the House of Represent...
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Taking on the governor, the mayor and ComEdMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - • Gov. Rod Blagojevich's name continues to grace one of the most irritating aspects of life in Illinois: the tollways. If the General Assembly really wants to stick it t...
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Wary of government entering into the housing crisis businessMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Lewis Carroll, call your office. Or, better still, the author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" should call Washington, where the government's determination to solve...
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Some Barenaked thoughts about ...May 15, 2008 11:00 pm - So, here we are -- my son, his friend and I -- standing in a long line outside Border's bookstore in Oak Brook on Saturday. We're waiting to get in to see my favorite ba...
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Obama could have emulated Kennedy in West VirginiaMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama really didn't need a victory in West Virginia. He was already well on his way to wrapping up the Democratic nomination, and the 28 delegates at stake were n...
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Hispanics like McCain for same reasons that Democrats fear himMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - For many conservatives, John McCain is not their favorite Republican. They think he's built a career at their expense, painting them as fools and bigots. They resent his...
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Reconnect your power? ComEd says 'Press 2 for English'May 11, 2008 11:00 pm - When Dino Mazella called the ComEd phone number on his bill, his ears sizzled like a plate of red-hot fajitas. The toll-free number rang and when Edison's phone recordin...
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Mrs. Keigher's sixth graders provide some hope for the futureMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Perhaps there is hope for kids. And newspapers. The two often don't go hand in hand. More so than ever, we keep hearing about how young people don't read newspapers. A c...
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Indiana, North Carolina primaries much too muchMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The endless Democratic presidential campaign has lurched from irrelevance to trivia, triggering a near-universal call to bring it to a halt. The two states that voted o...
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Lesson in 'urgency' is as valuable now as it was 40 years agoMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - As the news format evolves on dailyherald.com, I'm reminded every day that it's urgency that drives it all. When I'm down, you always comfort me When I'm lonely, you se...