Opinion Columns
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Perils and pitfalls of a story that makes no one happyAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Sometimes, in our quest to do the right thing, we make things worse. Such was the case in a story the other day on one of the touchiest topics we cover -- abortion. It i...
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Trick play by Blagojevich gets stuffed at the lineAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Football season is upon us and, as is his wont, Illinois' head coach Rod Blagojevich is calling another political misdirection play. The governor sued House Speaker Mich...
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Some suicides require coverage, but always with sensitivityAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Sad though it is, covering tragedy is a mainstay of daily news reporting. When people are injured or die violently, a wide range of factors come into play to make that n...
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Gonzales' critics are wrong; he was the right man for the jobAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - As a defender of Alberto Gonzales, I was sorry to see him go. And I told him so when I spoke with him Monday after he announced his resignation. Gonzales sounded relieve...
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Fans singing for a chance at 7th heavenAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - As a kid growing up in Arlington Heights, Matt Shepardson dreamed of stepping up to home plate at Wrigley Field and launching a Ryne Sandberg-esque home run as C...
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No doubt about officials' action against ArellanoAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - When I heard that federal immigration agents had arrested and deported Elvira Arellano, a 32-year-old Mexican citizen who brazenly broke our laws and all but dared U.S. ...
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Reality check emerging in the debate over war in IraqAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - After months of surreality, the Iraq debate has quite abruptly acquired a relationship to reality. A consensus has emerged about realities on the ground in Iraq and a re...
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Another year, another list of those trying to impede womenAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - So we gather once more to pay homage to our foremothers by celebrating Aug. 26, the anniversary of the passage of suffrage. What a year it's been since we last met. We'v...
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Contortions needed to defend those on wrong side of lawAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Is it possible that Carpentersville Village President Bill Sarto actually believes his own words? Or are they evidence of the logical contortions required to defend lawb...
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Reflections on Hastert as he starts to exit political stageAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has begun his departure from the political stage. Whether his final bow takes place in January 2009 when his term ends or before then...