Opinion Columns
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On Veterans Day, George Ryan again is taking ordersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's been more than 50 years since George Ryan was available for latrine duty. When he was discharged from the Army in 1956, Mr. Ryan probably figured that his days of f...
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No deciphering the 'non-user friendly' or 'obscure' tax billNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - When the property tax bill cometh, I normally listen for my husband's scream, drop a hand of commiseration on his shoulder and forget about it. Compelled by an odd masoc...
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Unions making a comeback in both membership, cloutNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - At Harvard University this week, a group of economists will hold a conference to explore a phenomenon that has gone largely unremarked in the wider world -- an organizin...
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Meet AAIM, a lesser-known, but vigilant foe of drunken drivingNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - They almost revel in their under-known status. They're a group involved in a relentless crusade against drunken drivers. And they provide empathy and support for the vic...
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On life and death matters, we must resist dealing in speculationNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Speculation is about the only stock in trade for some mysteries. But that doesn't excuse openly dealing in the commodity An Austin, Texas-based PR agent offered us an in...
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Right way to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrantsNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Hillary Clinton is taking flak for the roundabout way in which she answered a question about whether New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was right to give driver's licenses to i...
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Giuliani is the 'silly' one for downplaying evils of tortureNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - On the playground, lo these many years ago, I was shooting baskets when an older boy ordered me off the court. This was just like the movies, I reasoned, and so I stood ...
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Talks offer hope if compromise replaces rhetoricNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Israeli and Palestinian efforts to revive peace talks at Annapolis offer a new chance for peace, if courage and compromise on both sides can replace rhetoric and PR. The...
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Expectations are justifiably low for this summitNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - How many times have you attended an event - a work function, a trip to see the in-laws - not because you wanted to, but because you had to? That's how I imagine the part...
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Say a prayer: Part of Chicago trinity now covered in thornsNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Once upon a time, the good people of a great land named Chicago were happy and content if their leaders did three things: • Picked up the garbage on time every week. • C...