Articles filed under Commentary
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Move Illinois to a fairer tax systemApr 30, 2014 5:01 am - This November Illinois voters will get the chance to ratify two potential amendments to the state's Constitution. The first would establish rights for crime victims. The...
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Study the facts on fire department staffing lawApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - When the first statement of a newspaper's editorial is incorrect, the entire premise of the piece is wrong. In the Daily Herald's April 25 editorial opposing the negoti...
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GOP: Choose wisely or reap the whirlwindApr 27, 2014 1:01 am - The Cliven Bundy spectacle in Nevada has provided a Wild West backdrop for our hottest political issues as we gallop toward the midterm elections. Politically, the conf...
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Science and our beliefsApr 27, 2014 1:00 am - In the late 1920s, astronomer Edwin Hubble established that the light we detect from galaxies is shifted toward the redder colors of the spectrum, indicating that they a...
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Always something different for newspapers to focus onApr 23, 2014 11:00 pm - Same o', same o'? I don't think so: Say what you will about daily news coverage, it is not monotonous. Reading the newspaper is a different experience every day. Yes, ...
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Familiar parallels in UkraineApr 23, 2014 5:01 am - Is Andranik Migranyan right? The head of a think tank associated with Vladimir Putin wrote the following in response to critics who liken the Russian president to Adolf ...
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Where the only rule is terrorApr 23, 2014 5:01 am - BANGUI, Central African Republic - The tents of displaced people reach nearly up to the runway at the airport - the first impression of a nation in flight and in fear. B...
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Putin will continue dancing to his own tuneApr 22, 2014 5:01 am - The new "agreement" between Russia, the U.S. and our allies is exactly what the former KGB agent ordered. This isn't to say it's not a good "prospect" for ending tension...
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Progressive tax unfair to taxpayersApr 22, 2014 5:01 am - There are a lot of competing proposals swirling around Springfield to raise Illinoisans' taxes in order to perpetuate all of the things government spends money on. But w...
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Government as innovator? You bet!Apr 20, 2014 5:01 am - Five years ago, the federal government spent $169 billion to fund basic research and development. This fiscal year, it's down to $134 billion. People who believe in publ...