Articles filed under Commentary
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Reaffirming unity is the real project of patriotismSep 23, 2018 1:00 am - When confronting a challenging problem, it's sometimes useful to listen to someone who looks at it from an entirely different angle. That's why I found it fascinating to...
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Florence isn't finished yetSep 23, 2018 1:00 am - PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. - From dark and stormy to clear and breezy, the coastline that a million or so of us evacuated two weeks ago now looks like any other perfect day at...
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Tax change did more to disrupt Puerto Rico than MariaSep 21, 2018 1:00 am - When you read about the tragic deaths in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria, you'll find two "real" stories pulling you to tears and anger with their drama, pathos and sen...
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Slusher: Forest View to host 'Facts Matter' seriesSep 20, 2018 1:00 am - By Jim Slusher To read Twitter or listen to some people these days, you would think that the concept of "fake news" is something fresh to our generation. Yet, even Thoma...
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As midterms loom, GOP hopes political storm dissipatesSep 20, 2018 1:00 am - Republicans know what the midterm election polls say. They hear the talk about a blue wave. They're aware of historical party-in-power midterm losses in the House. But t...
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Is there a Kavanaugh doppelganger?Sep 19, 2018 1:00 am - By Kathleen Parker In one of Brett Kavanaugh's responses to allegations that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl when he was in high school, a charge he has denied ...
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To publish or not to publish?Sep 18, 2018 1:00 am - Should The New York Times have published an anonymous Op-Ed column that describes a White House in chaos and a "quiet resistance movement within the administration" aime...
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Kavanaugh nomination now hangs by thinnest of stringsSep 16, 2018 11:00 pm - It is difficult to comment on an unfolding news story, but this one demands it. It is hard to write about someone you know and like, especially concerning matters of cha...
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Multi-year planning, efficiencies helping Dist. 211 operate free of debtSep 16, 2018 11:00 pm - A recent headline in the Daily Herald read that the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 budget lowers costs and forecasts a $7.9 million surplus. Understandably...
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Why my faith in America is still strongSep 16, 2018 1:00 am - It's so easy these days to despair about the future of our country. It feels like half the people I run into just want to pull the covers over their heads and ignore the...