Articles filed under Commentary
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Tollway needs help from motorists to ensure worker safetySep 30, 2018 1:00 am - Last year, we lost one of our colleagues at the Illinois Tollway when he was struck and killed by a vehicle while working along the Tri-State Tollway. Nearly a year to t...
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Trump is hastening the arrival of a post-American worldSep 30, 2018 1:00 am - President Donald Trump's speech on Tuesday at the United Nations was an intelligent - at times eloquent - presentation of his "America First" world view. He laid out an ...
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'Friendship' not the issue in providing foreign aidSep 28, 2018 1:00 am - In his speech to the U.N. General Assembly this week, President Donald Trump explained that he had directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to review America's foreign ai...
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GOP may pay a price for gambling on KavanaughSep 28, 2018 1:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Where do Republicans place a higher priority: on confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, or retaining their majorities in...
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Kavanaugh circus includes plenty of sideshowsSep 27, 2018 1:00 am - If the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process has revealed anything, it is that there's an antidote for disaffection toward Republicans: Give Democrats the upper hand for ...
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Forgotten Iran-Iraq war was precursor to turmoil of todaySep 27, 2018 1:00 am - This week marked the anniversary of a war most Americans scarcely remember, but which definitively influenced our times. Most of the rest of the world has forgotten abou...
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Media ignores Trump's economySep 26, 2018 1:00 am - It's surprising that a White House incapable of organizing a two-car funeral - if you believe the mainstream liberal media - is presiding over the most robust economy th...
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This is not politics as usual -- it is political pyromaniaSep 25, 2018 1:00 am - One of the dubious advantages of a Supreme Court nomination battle is how it brings into the open some of the vicious, ideological arguments that are normally hidden by ...
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The best and worst of America seen in immigration issuesSep 25, 2018 1:00 am - Here is America at its best: Faith-based organizations across the country are volunteering to help resettle refugee families in their communities. In the Maryland suburb...
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Reaffirming unity is the real project of patriotismSep 23, 2018 1:00 am - When confronting a challenging problem, it's sometimes useful to listen to someone who looks at it from an entirely different angle. That's why I found it fascinating to...