Opinion Columns
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A growing school investment providing very little to justify itNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - If this newspaper's School Finance 101 series showed nothing else, it was that Illinois taxpayers have not been pinching pennies on education. Since 1996, state taxpayer...
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Voters want an honest president who would reject partisanshipNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Peter Hart, the Democratic pollster whose firm has interviewed thousands of voters this year, says the attributes most of them desire in a president for 2008 can be summ...
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Presidential candidate with good attitude on immigrationNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - What can I say? Bill Richardson rocks. While John Edwards and Barack Obama were taking shots at Hillary Clinton during the recent CNN Democratic debate in Las Vegas, th...
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On Thanksgiving, find the 'beautiful world' in the newsNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Thanksgiving is the day for remembering human virtues, which certainly find their way into the news alongside the hardships and horrors. We live in a harsh world. Cyclon...
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Here's an idea that would make Sweeney Todd proudNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Someday, one of the missing wife cases dominating the local news these days might be the subject of a musical. As silly as it sounds, you could be able to get a ticket f...
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Time for political courage on Social Security reformNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - It's one of the toughest and most divisive issues facing the American people. And how we respond will have a profound impact on future generations. Yet many elected offi...
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Another presidential debate that wasn't very helpful to votersNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - During Thursday night's Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was given a chance to answer the question about offering driver's li...
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Review those lessons in communication from 'Luke': 1967Nov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - "What we have here is failure to communicate." So said prison boss Strother Martin to Paul Newman's convict in the 1967 prison film "Cool Hand Luke," a screen classic pa...
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Trial lawyers who are out to help themselves, not the little peopleNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - John Edwards launched his slight public career -- one Senate term, two presidential candidacies -- with the money and reputation he made as a trial lawyer. Today, he is...
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Troubling prospect of dual Hillary/Bill Clinton presidencyNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - As the Democratic presidential race finally gets down to brass tacks, two issues are becoming paramount. But only one of them is clearly on the table. That is the issue...