Articles filed under Commentary
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Yes, obesity in children can be abuseJul 17, 2011 3:00 am - Finally, two experts had the courage to state the obvious: Parents who let their children become obese enough to suffer from serious medical complications are committing...
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Now is the time to call Obama’s bluffJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - President Obama is demanding a big long-term budget deal. He won’t sign anything less, he warns, asking, “If not now, when?” How about last December, when he ignored hi...
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Refusal to budge does nation no favorsJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - “Eric, don’t call my bluff.” Those words suggest President Obama has had it up to here with the preening and posturing of Republican “negotiators” who won’t negotiate. ...
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Disaster coverage focuses on usefulnessJul 14, 2011 3:00 am - If a heat wave during the past week caused the deaths of 32 county residents, where do you think the story should run in the local newspaper? In the Cook County Herald —...
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Feeding Average Joe to Wall StreetJul 14, 2011 3:00 am - Republicans want to make Americans more responsible for their own economic security while curbing the protections that would help them do it safely. A double win for Wal...
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Victim of a digital mobJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - A date has been set — and the candidates chosen — for an election to fill the seat of the disgraced Anthony Weiner. To my disappointment, none of the candidates is Weine...
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Warming up for Alibi IkeJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - “If he popped up in the pinch he should of made a base hit and the reason he didn’t was so-and-so. And if he cracked one for three bases he ought to had a home run, only...
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Making a progressive caseJul 12, 2011 3:00 am - Do progressives care about reducing the national debt? Of course they do, no matter what the White House might believe. “We think that obviously there are some Democrat...
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The just-vote-no crowdJul 12, 2011 3:00 am - A debt crisis is a terrible thing to waste in a presidential election season, and Democrats and Republicans alike are responding on cue. The news Saturday night that Re...
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We are (largely) what we eatJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - Quick quiz: What’s the difference between deep-fried Kool-Aid and potato chips? If you haven’t yet made it out to the San Diego County Fair for a mouthwatering ball of ...