Articles filed under Commentary
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The door-opener to AmericaDec 28, 2012 4:00 am - At the end of this year in which election results reinserted immigration into the political conversation, remember that 2012 is the 150th anniversary of “the first compr...
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When healers are the targetsDec 27, 2012 4:00 am - The murder of eight polio vaccination workers during 48 hours in Pakistan has all the hallmarks of a Taliban operation: coordinated, ruthless and monstrous. The attacks ...
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$31 billion in benefits, and countingDec 27, 2012 4:00 am - Imagine a public policy in Illinois that was thoughtfully developed, carefully nurtured and professionally adjusted as needed and has delivered $31 billion in benefits t...
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Teach kids early to live productive livesDec 26, 2012 4:00 am - This holiday season, our family dinner table has three empty chairs, not because my sister, her husband and their daughter are at another gathering somewhere else. Twent...
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Politics and personal responsibilityDec 26, 2012 4:00 am - In the wake of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy, every politician who has me on his or her email list — and there are many, on both sides of the aisle — has been filling my i...
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Still here? Happy New Bak’tunDec 25, 2012 4:00 am - If you’re reading this, the Maya were wrong. Rather, they would have been wrong if they’d actually predicted the end of the world, which scholars are pretty sure they di...
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Through a lens, lightlyDec 25, 2012 4:00 am - In today’s world of social media, where everyone’s every little thing is on display, it is sometimes difficult to recall a time when exhibitionism wasn’t ubiquitous and ...
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One thing we can agree On about governmentDec 24, 2012 4:00 am - We are locked in a seemingly permanent debate over the proper size and scope of government. It was a centerpiece of the recent presidential campaign. It features heavily...
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The filibuster stalkerDec 23, 2012 4:00 am - Ideas are not responsible for the people who believe them, but when evaluating Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s ideas for making the Senate more like the House of Rep...
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Leadership Team, people behind it, simply inspiringDec 23, 2012 4:00 am - How about some words on a topic that might be inspirational as we close in on the Christmas holiday? For more than a decade, the Daily Herald has formally honored our hi...