Articles filed under Commentary
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Rep. Steve King’s rotten tomatoesJul 28, 2013 5:00 am - Now the immigration debate is really getting juicy. Rep. Steve King, an Iowa Republican, has always been a bit of a melon head, but he outdid himself in an interview tha...
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Political sex scandals and the public’s judgmentJul 28, 2013 5:00 am - While political sex scandals can be disturbing, outrage at sex scandals can also be irritating. When news of the Profumo affair broke in 1963, Lord Hailsham vented that ...
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For Illinois’ leaders, a warning from DetroitJul 26, 2013 5:00 am - Since the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy, there have been many comparisons made between Detroit and Illinois. The parallels between the two are striking: both are ...
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Facts, interpretations and matters of entitlementJul 25, 2013 5:00 am - A common expression asserts that we are all entitled to our own opinions but we are not entitled to our own facts. How about our interpretations regarding a fact? Or our...
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Doubling down on double standardsJul 24, 2013 5:00 am - Redemption is in the air, we keep hearing. Americans don’t care about a person’s sex life because, well, they have one, too, and, hey, we all have weeds in our garden. I...
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Hispanics now sit squarely in a difficult conversationJul 24, 2013 5:00 am - Now that the George Zimmerman murder trial is over, let’s hope we’ve heard the last of the awkward term “white Hispanic.” For the most part, it is a media concoction tha...
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An important tool to reduce gun violenceJul 23, 2013 5:00 am - “CSI” is one of the hottest shows on television. Brilliant investigative minds use all the tools to catch criminals and make us safer. Now it’s time for Illinois law en...
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Obama’s necessary, uncreative speechJul 22, 2013 12:50 pm - Eight American presidents owned slaves while living in the White House. President Zachary Taylor pledged that his fellow slave-owners would “appeal to the sword if neces...
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Editor Gruff, pipelines and our Fox River seriesJul 21, 2013 5:00 am - Remember that gruff first editor of mine? Here’s another story, courtesy of him, about the Fox River. In the late ’70s and early ’80s, the suburbs were desperate for new...
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Reverse mortgages: We can do better for our seniorsJul 19, 2013 5:00 am - As Illinois families rebound from one of the worst economic crises of our lifetime, I worry about one portion of our population particularly hard hit — our seniors. Duri...