Opinion Columns
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Both candidates bring strengths into first debateSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Friday evening in Oxford, Miss., Barack Obama and John McCain will meet in the first presidential debate of 2008, and this dramatic campaign will in all lik...
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Democrats are responsible for stalling immigration reformSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - As they recall the failure of immigration reform in Congress, Democrats want to come off as the good guys. This means burying the fact that their patrons in organized la...
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Local soldiers' deaths raise statistical questionSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The three, fresh-faced soldiers were serving in combat zones and trying to survive on battlegrounds when they died. The three local men were riding in Army vehicles on r...
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From glue pots to icons: 30 years in the newspaper bizSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Thirty years. For some, sadly, that's more than a lifetime. For me yesterday, it marked how long I've worked for the Daily Herald. So, please indulge a trip down newspap...
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A gripping photo and an everyday debate on its useSep 17, 2008 11:00 pm - When you're a newspaper with a series of exceptionally high-quality photographs in hand showing citizens rescuing a teenager from raging floodwaters, you wouldn't think ...
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Drinking age war pits Schaumburg mom vs. college presidentsSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEWS ITEM: One-third of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq were 18-21 years old. NEWS ITEM: College presidents want drinking age lowered to 18. NEWS ITEM: Pressure intensifies...
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3 screw-ups aside, upping driving age might not be wiseSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Was I ready to drive at age 16? On a cold, rainy February afternoon, the day I turned 16, I headed for the drivers license bureau to take the test. All I really remembe...
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Industry that 'can't get no respect' shouldn't be issueSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet. - Rodney Dangerfield OK, I admit it. I'm ready for the couch ...
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Is there passion under Obama's coolness?Sep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank God for Sarah Palin. Without her jibes, her sarcasm, her exaggerations, her smug provincialism, her hypocrisy about family and government, her exploitation of momm...
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Will Palin's star power continue to shine bright?Sep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - "There are two questions we will never have to ask ourselves, 'Who is this man?' and 'Can we trust this man with the presidency?'" - Fred Thompson on John McCain, Sept. ...