Articles filed under Commentary
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Illinois tax system unjustly serves the wealthyApr 11, 2014 5:01 am - We, as faith leaders who serve and oversee congregations throughout suburban Chicago, speak with a united voice in support of a Fair Tax, with lower rates for lower inco...
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A broken system en route to failureApr 10, 2014 5:01 am - In 1965, the chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, Wilbur Mills, brought legislation establishing Medicare and Medicaid to the floor of the U.S. House. That...
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Adding a new comic strip is serious businessApr 10, 2014 1:01 am - In the fuller pursuit of a newspaper's mission to delight and to instruct, you might be surprised to find that one of the most treacherous assignments for any editor can...
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Rumsfeld's battle with truthApr 09, 2014 1:01 am - There is a moment, a mere moment, when Donald Rumsfeld's eyes well up and he chokes a bit. This comes in Errol Morris' documentary "The Unknown Known," in which Rumsfeld...
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When facts become casualtiesApr 09, 2014 1:01 am - Rep. Mike Rogers, the Michigan Republican who heads the House Intelligence Committee, recently announced he's quitting his job to host a radio talk show. Sure, he will m...
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Lost power of deliberation fuels Senate dysfunctionApr 07, 2014 11:00 pm - God saves the Queen. He saves this Honorable Court. But who will save the United States Senate? The venerable institution that Democrats control and Republicans covet ha...
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'Un-American' Kochs undeserving as targetsApr 06, 2014 5:01 am - Rush Limbaugh can relax. The popular "demon of the right" has been replaced at least through the midterms by the Koch brothers, Charles and David. Who? Exactly. Though c...
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7 million reasons not to repeal the ACAApr 06, 2014 5:01 am - So it turns out that millions of people dealt with the Affordable Care Act enrollment cutoff pretty much the way they habitually deal with the April 15 income tax filing...
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International trade will promote growth in IllinoisApr 04, 2014 5:01 am - Illinois' economy continues to suffer. At 8.6 percent, our state's jobless rate is still hovering well above the national average. Yet amid the gloom and doom it is also...
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Movies lacking graceApr 03, 2014 5:01 am - Part of this year's Lenten discipline for many religious people has been to see two bad religious movies, "Noah" and "God's Not Dead." Both left me longing for the compa...