Articles filed under Commentary
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A new strategy for the GOPJan 18, 2013 7:36 am - It has become conventional wisdom that Republicans are suffering an internal split that President Obama is successfully exploiting to neuter the Republican House. It is ...
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Daniels: The one who got awayJan 18, 2013 4:00 am - Just before noon on Jan. 14, Mitch Daniels ceased to be governor of Indiana. By 2 p.m. he was in West Lafayette conducting a meeting as the soon-to-be president of Purdu...
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What the fiscal cliff deal says about CongressJan 18, 2013 4:00 am - Ordinarily, the start of a new Congress is a time for optimism. Fresh faces and a purposeful spirit combine to get Congress off to a hope-filled start. Yet Capitol Hill ...
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The debacle of the gun control debateJan 17, 2013 4:00 am - Once, after I had written about gun control, a guy called to differ and said that had the Jews of Germany been armed, the Holocaust never would have happened. That asser...
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Headlines showing too much biasJan 17, 2013 4:00 am - I have lived in Rolling Meadows for 30 years, and my wife and I have been subscribers to your newspaper over the same time. Normally we enjoy reading the local news of t...
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An addition helps strengthen the 'mysterious' editorial boardJan 16, 2013 11:00 pm - Renee Trappe, the Daily Herald's assistant managing editor for local news, joined the newspaper's editorial board this week, and that gives me a dual opportunity today. ...
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Guns without rosesJan 16, 2013 4:00 am - Unlike many who recently have joined the debate about gun rights, I have a long history with guns, which I proffer only in the interest of pre-empting the “elitist, libe...
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Can Hillary Clinton pace herself?Jan 16, 2013 4:00 am - The football helmet that State Department staffers presented Hillary Clinton upon her return to the office was cute, but only sort of. Same went for the “Clinton” footba...
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The meaning of HagelJan 15, 2013 4:00 am - “This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.” — Barack Obama to Dmitri Medvedev, March 26, 2012 The puzzle of the Chuck Hagel nomination for ...
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Low-wage workers face economic anxietyJan 15, 2013 4:00 am - For many parents in the Chicago area, the holidays came and went with a certain amount of dread. While the media promote spending, parents worry about paying basic bills...