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Children need stable funding to build equity in education
Sep 18, 2020 11:54 AM - Now is the time for radical change to ensure that our children have a better world than the one they are witnessing today. -
The Forum: The progressive income tax amendment is a bad idea at the worst possible time
Sep 18, 2020 11:52 AM - An amendment to move Illinois from a flat income tax to a progressive income tax is a bad idea at the worst possible time. -
We also must immunize ourselves against half-truths and politics
Sep 16, 2020 1:00 AM - Guest columnist Javeed Akhter: If recent surveys are correct a substantial number of Americans may decide not to take one of the new coronavirus vaccines that may soon become available. -
Stop me before I tweet
Sep 16, 2020 1:00 AM - Columnist Debra J. Saunders: When young adults starting a career in journalism or public service ask me if they should set up a Twitter account and join the fray, they all get the same answer. -
The campaign is at knife's edgeSep 15, 2020 1:00 AM - Columnist Michael Barone: Both parties' campaigns assume that patterns of support will closely resemble those in 2016. And both are making surprisingly little effort, considering how close that contest turned out to be, with the 46 crucial electoral votes decided by just 77,744 votes, to increase their levels of support.
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Another revelation, another layer of grief
Sep 15, 2020 1:00 AM - Columnist Connie Schultz: I learned a lot about how to die from my mother, and long before I was holding her hand as she drew her last breath.
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A piece of cheesecake for 9/11
Sep 11, 2020 1:00 AM - Columnist Marc Munroe Dion: My wife, Deborah, bought me a piece of cheesecake yesterday. -
Graduated tax gives regular working folks a rare break
Sep 11, 2020 1:00 AM - Guest columnist Ralph Martire: Even when things start to sound better, regular working folks can't seem to catch a break. -
Trump's invisible war
Sep 10, 2020 1:00 AM - Columnist Susan Estrich: Did you hear the word "Obamacare" during the Republican convention? It was once President Donald Trump's worst enemy. Then it got more popular, as people who had not been able to get insurance in the past then could. In this pandemic, it has been essential. -
The art of giving political speeches
Sep 10, 2020 1:00 AM - Columnist Lee Hamilton: I was talking to a friend not long ago who was pretty down on politics in all its forms. "I actually find real enjoyment in politics," I told him. He asked if I was nuts.
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