Articles filed under Commentary
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: The Joe Biden-Hunter Biden scandal convergenceFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - Republicans have long said the Hunter Biden laptop scandal is really a Joe Biden story. Now, it looks like the Joe Biden classified documents scandal is also a Hunter Bi...
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Syndicated columnist Elwood Watson: What the Tyre Nichols case tells us about racismFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - The death of Black people at the hands of law enforcement has become so commonplace that it's easy to feel both outraged and psychologically numb. Over the past few deca...
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Guest columnist Eliot Clay: Clean, affordable, reliable energy is best for state's futureJan 30, 2023 10:00 pm - As a critical energy hub in the heartland, Illinois must have a reliable grid to ensure Americans and Prairie State residents have access to power all year, regardless o...
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Nuclear expansion should also be part of Illinois' clean-energy futureJan 30, 2023 12:00 am - Regarding his guest piece in the Jan. 24 Daily Herald, we agree with Eliot Clay on the importance of ensuring clean, affordable and reliable power in Illinois regardless...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Are public employee unions unconstitutional?Jan 29, 2023 12:00 am - How did it come to pass that public employee unions, which scarcely existed 60 years ago, have come to run public schools and myriad state and local government agencies?...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Dead names and gender dysphoriaJan 25, 2023 12:00 am - Amy says her daughter was 15 - and just broken up with her boyfriend - when her daughter told her, "I'm tran, and I need a new name." It didn't seem real to Amy. "This w...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: The never-ending war against Brett KavanaughJan 25, 2023 12:00 am - Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court more than four years ago, on Oct. 6, 2018. His oath followed perhaps the ugliest Supreme Court Senate conf...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Time for truth and reconciliation on the Russia collusion hoaxJan 22, 2023 12:00 am - What are "the major problems this country faces?" Writing in The Atlantic, New York Times columnist David Brooks leads off his list with "inequality, political polarizat...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Unpacking the new year one piece at a timeJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - What do you do when it's all too much? You start unpacking, one piece at a time. That's the way to start the new year. One piece at a time. First piece: the next senator...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Republicans must avoid repeating history with the budgetJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - The long and tedious battle for House speaker ended with the GOP arguably more focused on fiscal responsibility and cutting spending. To accomplish this, Republicans are...