Opinion Columns
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Blizzard of lies bury marathon in knee-deep controversyOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - JANUARY 1979: The side streets have been plowed. That was what Chicago Mayor Michael Bilandic went on TV to tell snow-stranded Chicagoans after the Great Blizzard. "Ever...
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Ruling on method, not madness, of capital punishmentOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - So we have a national moratorium of sorts. An unofficial stay of execution. All quiet in the death chambers. In the days since the Supreme Court decided to take on anoth...
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Seeing a fine 2nd career in the lifestyle enforcement gameOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - There I was, minding my own business when the e-mails from colleagues arrived just minutes apart. Not once did they consider their actions might be detrimental to my hea...
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If a shooting occurs and no one hears, does anyone care?Oct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - What if the police write a press release -- about, say, the shooting of three people in town -- but don't send it to the press? Does anyone care? About 150 people cared ...
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Giuliani, Romney scored; Huckabee offered candorOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Fred Thompson did not disgrace himself in his first formal debate as a Republican presidential candidate, but he also did not dominate the stage full of White House hope...
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Oh, the burdens of being among the very wealthyOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Enough, already, with compassion for society's middle and lower orders. There currently is a sympathy deficit regarding the very rich. Or so the rich might argue because...
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Even for maligned marathon, half-full glass close at handOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - If the Cubs could hit with men on base, the clear failings of this year's marathon would have been relegated to a front-page footnote. For the purposes of this column, I...
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Those wanting to become U.S.citizens should earn itOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Since the demise of comprehensive immigration reform earlier this year, I've been looking for another idea that would give illegal immigrants the chance to become legal ...
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Oh, no, Cubsism runs in the familyOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - On Columbus Day, when my kids stay home from school to celebrate the spirit of discovery, I discover I have a defective gene that I have passed on to a new generation of...
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Craig would do well to help others who are in his situationOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - I don't know whether Larry Craig, the senator with an apparent case of restless leg syndrome (as seen on TV commercials), is gay or hetero or bi or whatever. I do know, ...