Articles filed under Commentary
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What Republicans suspect about the FBI's Trump-Russia probeJun 21, 2018 1:00 am - The struggle to uncover the FBI's conduct in the Trump-Russia probe has made some congressional investigators deeply suspicious of the bureau. But what do those investig...
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Foreign policy needs better focus closer to homeJun 21, 2018 1:00 am - To many shocked Americans, the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border is simply a breakdown of everything America stands for. To me, it is even more. To me, it...
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What end justifies the means of torturing children?Jun 20, 2018 1:00 am - Cracking down on illegal immigration was never going to be pleasant, but this? It's worse than you think. The travesty of separating children from their undocumented, mi...
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Bypass gets boost from bipartisanshipJun 19, 2018 1:00 am - Is that a glimmer of bipartisan sunshine on the western horizon of Chicago? Is it possible for leaders from different parties to work together for the good of all? For t...
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Trump administration defends border cruelty with heresyJun 19, 2018 1:00 am - Logic not being the strong point of the Trump administration, it claims that it is not to blame for the separation of families at the border, and that a just God is plea...
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An informed citizenry and the search for truthJun 18, 2018 1:00 am - Several years ago, I was involved in supporting a bill that now requires Illinois high school students to take at least one semester of civics to help them understand th...
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State must instill bipartisanship as routine for creating budgetsJun 17, 2018 1:00 am - For the first time since Gov. Bruce Rauner took office three and a half years ago, Illinoisans will begin the next fiscal year with a budget intact. Social service prov...
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For China, Trump has been the gift that keeps on givingJun 17, 2018 1:00 am - LONDON - "America will remain the world's dominant power in the 21st century only if it is the dominant Pacific power," the late Lee Kuan Yew often said to me. Lee, the ...
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Guest columnist: Rigors of Ramadan take a physical toll, but have lasting benefitsJun 15, 2018 1:00 am - I am an experienced physician who has learned to keep personal feelings in check when interacting with patients and families. But that afternoon, the tears came out with...
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On North Korea, a president who tried something differentJun 15, 2018 1:00 am - Reaction to President Trump's summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has broken down along the usual Trump-anti-Trump divisions. The truth is, it will take a whil...