Articles filed under Commentary
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Commentary: Reform, workers comp laws can co-existDec 17, 2019 12:00 am - Like Steve Rauschenberger, Illinois' trial lawyers support a robust manufacturing sector in our state. Where we vehemently disagree with the president of the Technology ...
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U.S. leaders show courage regarding Hong KongDec 17, 2019 12:00 am - The United States government has shown impressive unity in formally, publicly condemning Beijing's suppression efforts in Hong Kong. The police state action is an ominou...
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Special session needed to show urgency of fighting corruptionDec 15, 2019 12:00 am - "Republicans want special session on ethics. Pritzker says no." This was a recent headline in the State Journal-Register and it perfectly sums up the position of the Dem...
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Illinois should embrace a national rate cap on consumer loansDec 15, 2019 12:00 am - She lived in her car but feared the title lender would take it. Billie Aschmeller needed a winter coat for her pregnant daughter and a crib and car seat for her grandda...
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Impeachment effort seems destined to re-elect TrumpDec 13, 2019 12:00 am - Does the Democrat leadership in Congress realize they are doing more to help re-elect Donald Trump than any Republican effort could do? Point One: They have spent millio...
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Good news for Trump's economyDec 13, 2019 12:00 am - As if the unappetizing buffet of presidential candidates isn't troublesome enough for the Democratic Party, along came an unexpectedly strong November jobs report from t...
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It's official - the dossier was malarkeyDec 12, 2019 12:00 am - The new report from Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz is an absolutely damning indictment of the Steele dossier. The dossier, compiled by the former ...
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A newsroom's sounds — and smells — when a story breaksDec 12, 2019 12:00 am - It is 12:01 p.m. last Thursday. Excited twitters and laughter spill into the newsroom as co-workers from all departments begin to gather in the break room for a holiday ...
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The morality of free marketsDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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Are high taxes driving an exodus of high net worth people from Illinois?Dec 11, 2019 12:00 am - Is everyone leaving Illinois? Not exactly. The Census Bureau estimated that Illinois had 12.74 million residents in July, 2018, down only 0.7% from the July 2010 decenni...