Opinion Columns
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Double standard in deportation of illegal immigrantsJun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Let me say a few words in defense of deporting illegal immigrants. I wouldn't have thought such a defense would be necessary, since being in the United States without pr...
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McCain should take aim at Democrats' defeatist war policyJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In his St. Paul victory speech, Barack Obama pledged again to pull out of Iraq. Rather than "continue a policy in Iraq that asks everything of our brave men and women in...
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What will all the harsh Clinton critics write about now?Jun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - I have sometimes wondered what would happen if the good reverends of this Earth got their way and lust -- evil, sinful lust -- vanished overnight. I fear motels and hote...
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Getting off the Soapbox to look at the rest of the storyJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Actual corporate e-mail chain revealing the inner workings of the Daily Herald and its DuPage editor: (Editorial Page Editor John Zimmerman to Jim Davis): "Hi, Jim…Would...
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Nuances of passion sometimes are key to deciding story playJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Prominent trials are followed passionately by some people -- but not all. It was a reasonable enough question for a wife to ask her husband three days before a high scho...
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McCain presents a refreshing change in stale debate formatJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - It's pretty obvious what was the most overhyped political story of the past week. The honors clearly go to the Hillary Clinton drama: Will she stand down? Will she endor...
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What reporters everywhere could learn from a music criticJun 08, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- In the watered-down world of journalism these days, it was fitting that the annual convention of the Investigative Reporters and Editors wrapped up over the wee...
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Putting Clinton on his ticket would be a bad move by ObamaJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - An axiom. When voters watch a presumptive presidential nominee considering this or that running mate, they think: What if the president dies? When the presumptive nomine...
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Obama must stop the retreat if he's to regain the initiativeJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - From Iowa in January through South Dakota and Montana in June, Barack Obama has enjoyed one of the great rides in American political history, breaking precedents and set...
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In leaving his church, Obama shows he's a traditional politicianJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Say it ain't so. Barack Obama has worked hard to convince Americans that he is the untraditional politician -- immune to special interests, loyal to his faith, close to...