Opinion Columns
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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...
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Getting beyond 'baling wire' to fund governmentDec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - The core debate in Springfield - and in Chicago and its sister suburban and downstate municipalities and schools - focuses on the question of how much people are willing...
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