Opinion Columns
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Sometimes, news and rumors of news carry equal pressureOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - In the end, readers will judge for themselves both the truth of what authorities say and the merits of what they don't. In an ideal world, rumors would never figure into...
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Spirits beginning to sag in the Obama-for-president campOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- These are difficult days for supporters of Barack Obama. This city is filled with people who have voted for, worked for, contributed to, and prayed for the su...
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Points that should have been raised with Mexico's presidentOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - It was excruciating to watch Vicente Fox tangle with Bill O'Reilly as part of the media tour for the former Mexican president's engaging memoir, "Revolution of Hope." Th...
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Giuliani's position on Iran shows he hasn't learned from IraqOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - I have a weakness for wars with colorful names. My favorite is the War of Jenkins' Ear, which occupied Britain and Spain from 1739-41 and ended in a stalemate. This brin...
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Proposed cuts in energy help could have chilling effectOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - President Bush's veto of that SCHIP children's health insurance bill has critics complaining that poor kids are going to be left in the cold. That charge takes on a lite...
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Suburban 'superbug' scare just a preview of real threatOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Most people believe they are indestructible and immortal. Especially teenagers. So just because a couple of Naperville high school football players were diagnosed with a...
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Pelosi could not be less serious about foreign policyOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - There are three relevant questions concerning the Armenian genocide. (a) Did it happen? (b) Should the U.S. House of Representatives be expressing itself on this now? (c...
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Alarming rise of protectionism in GOP White House raceOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - There is a lot of debate on the right side of the aisle over which GOP presidential candidates are real Republicans and which ones are pretending. Much of it is about go...
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Frustrated U-46 teachers send out a familiar messageOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - They are split down the middle. Tired of elected policy-makers ignoring their concerns and making silence a response. Tired of their boss getting rich while they do all ...
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Should Bob be more like Todd?Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Perhaps Bob Schillerstrom should be more like Todd Stroger. Stroger, the Cook County Board chairman, wants to bail out the county from its financial morass by doubling t...