Articles filed under Commentary
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Early FAFSA filing among important changes for college aidSep 30, 2016 1:00 am - A higher education is one of the most important investments people can make in their future. So if college is on your radar next year, it's important to know about some ...
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Slusher: Wide world of campaign coverage under waySep 29, 2016 1:00 am - All the talk this week — and last for that matter — has been on Monday's presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, but it's not just the season of hi...
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The important topics Holt did not bring upSep 28, 2016 1:00 am - HEMPSTEAD, New York. - As he prepared for the crucial first presidential debate, Donald Trump knew moderator Lester Holt would bring up the birther issue. He knew Holt w...
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Out of his depth, Donald Trump clings to deceptionSep 28, 2016 1:00 am - There is a story from the history of professional wrestling in which a manager named Freddie Blassie comes to the edge of the ring and, while the referee is distracted, ...
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Faith takes the stageSep 27, 2016 1:00 am - Olympic gymnastic Chellsie Memmel is "on stage in a completely new way," as she puts it, later this month in the nation's capital. She's starring in "The Loser Letters,"...
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Aleppo is the lesson the world always seems to forgetSep 27, 2016 1:00 am - In April of 1937, the war planes of Nazi Germany and fascist Italy chose a market day to bomb a Basque town, one of the first times a civilian population was deliberatel...
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Study confirms railroads play a huge role in economic developmentSep 26, 2016 1:00 am - In Bolingbrook, we're part of a high-tech rail renaissance that largely flies below the radar. Technology jobs here at Wi-Tronix, made possible by freight and passenger...
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Preening bluster does not make up for Trump's willful ignoranceSep 25, 2016 1:00 am - Of all the absurdities in Donald Trump's rapid political rise, none is more puzzling than his reputation for toughness in the war against terrorism. Trump is a real est...
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Clean Power Plan good for consumers, investorsSep 25, 2016 1:00 am - By David Kolata Guest columnist In a matter of days, the second highest court in the land will hear argument in a landmark case about climate change. The case is about ...
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America needs a 'Murrow moment'Sep 23, 2016 1:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts The headline over the lead story in The New York Times was stunning in its directness: "Donald Trump Clung to 'Birther' Lie for Ye...