Articles filed under Commentary
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'Trust' an important film for today's parentsApr 04, 2011 3:00 am - Let us have a “time out” from the wars and upheavals in the Middle East to consider another war taking place in too many of our homes. That would be the war against our ...
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Mr. President, it’s time to go to IsraelApr 04, 2011 3:00 am - J Street, the pro-peace, pro-Israel lobbying group, is circulating a petition calling on President Obama to go to Israel in the very near future. In my view, they are ab...
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Hey, DuPage, will you even vote?Apr 04, 2011 12:00 am - As of Saturday, we've resumed control of our Fence Post column to the usual assortment of writers who want to opine about Democrats, Republicans, teacher pensions and ou...
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When courts defer to governmentApr 03, 2011 2:00 am - A dialectic of judicial deference and political arrogance is on display in St. Louis. When excessively deferential courts permit governmental arrogance, additional arrog...
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A Latino middle-class challengeApr 03, 2011 2:00 am - When the U.S. Census Bureau released its population estimates from the nation’s 2010 head count, Hispanics across the country rejoiced in the power of their numbers. Th...
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Dismantle outdated townshipsApr 03, 2011 12:00 am - During the 1800s, a still rural state of Illinois let counties establish townships that were designed for residents to administer government services on a localized scal...
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A 'reformer' leading Syria? Not a chanceApr 01, 2011 12:00 am - Many of the members of Congress of both parties who have gone to Syria in recent months have said they believe he's a reformer. — Hillary Clinton on Bashar al-Assad, Mar...
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Foggy thinking in the Sunshine StateMar 30, 2011 11:00 pm - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — You'd think that a state knocked cold by the real-estate meltdown would invest in a future not based on housing bubbles. And that if the feds dan...
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Step up to the plate: A quizMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - A wit once said, “Finish last in your league and they call you Idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you Doctor.” Pass this baseball quiz and they will call...
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Different ways of remembering that politics is localMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - Some cleanup issues on the elections: We completed our schedule of endorsements a week and a half ago, considerably earlier than previous elections. We wanted to time ou...