Articles filed under Commentary
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For first time, this Reagan conservative can't vote for a major partyNov 01, 2016 1:00 am - This will be the 13th U.S. presidential election I have participated in since I turned 21 in 1965. It will be the first one in which I did not vote for one of the two ma...
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Bracing for the razzle-dazzle to comeNov 01, 2016 1:00 am - One more week. It seems nearly impossible that an election season that began approximately four years ago is nearing its end. After almost two years of speeches, rallies...
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Proposal will limit energy choice, create unfair rate planOct 31, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois lawmakers reconvene next month to determine whether the Prairie State will cling to an outdated, inefficient energy system, or enable technological innovation f...
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Time to move on from the Trump reality election showOct 28, 2016 1:00 am - Practically speaking, it doesn't really matter if Donald Trump accepts the results of the November election. No concession speech - can anybody imagine the big blowhard ...
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Future wars look sadly familiarOct 28, 2016 1:00 am - Up until at least Nov. 8, the nation's attention will doubtless be focused on the "war" inside the country - the tumultuous political conflict ripping us to pieces. But ...
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Slusher: Why, even in era of negativity, kids can have reason to be hopefulOct 27, 2016 1:00 am - If you were to ask some of the suburbs' most politically engaged young people to describe the state of Illinois in a single word, what do you suppose it would be? I atte...
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Where the new right has failedOct 26, 2016 1:00 am - Though Republican prospects are not quite dead, the autopsy has already begun. Which is probably not a good idea, even in metaphor. But the best of the anticipatory auto...
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Could WikiLeaks actually be a blow to transparency?Oct 26, 2016 1:00 am - Pearl and Harry Cohen, aka my parents, did not believe in transparency. When a big decision had to be made regarding my sister and me, my parents retreated to their bedr...
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Guest: Why you should vote for Hillary ClintonOct 22, 2016 2:00 pm - Thirty-three years ago, I raised my right hand and swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, a...
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Guest: Why you should vote for an alternative partyOct 22, 2016 2:00 pm - I am often surprised when people tell me they haven't heard of the Libertarian Party. It is a newer party, owing its existence to a brave group who broke ranks with the ...