Articles filed under Commentary
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Slusher: Striving for clarity in a high school controversyJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - Eventually, there will be many lessons for students, parents and even society at large out of a controversy at Barrington High School involving a tweeted picture that so...
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What campaign wouldn't seek motherlode of Clinton emails?Jul 20, 2017 1:00 am - The public learned on March 10, 2015, that Hillary Clinton had more than 60,000 emails on her private email system, and that she had turned over "about half" of them to ...
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Trump's unique gift to AmericaJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - BANNER ELK, N.C. - Even the least popular presidents sometimes do great things. What might Donald Trump's great thing be? He has unified a divided nation. He has brought...
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An administration without conscienceJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - Given what we know about the collusion - and there is no other word for it - between then-candidate Donald Trump's most senior advisers and what they thought was a Kreml...
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Encourage good mediaJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - I'll be the first to admit that when it comes to journalism, I'm a traditionalist. Old-fashioned, even. But I don't think it's a coincidence that even while confidence i...
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Time is running out for sensible health careJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - The Congressional Budget Office report on the newest version of the Republican health care bill is not out yet. Predictably, under this plan many millions will lose cov...
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Trump: For the love of PutinJul 16, 2017 1:00 am - The latest revelations about Russia and Donald Trump's campaign are useful because they might help unravel the mystery that has always been at the center of this story. ...
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Cubs stress-texting Part II: Here's to a better second halfJul 15, 2017 2:00 pm - JD: Strope-A-Dope. Put your hat on straight! And pitch straight, too!! FEEZ: Pat Hughes called him a very likable fellow. I don't like him. JD: I'd like him better if he...
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Exempt non-alcohol beerJul 14, 2017 1:00 am - If the Cook County Board president and commissioners really cared about the health of its residents, they would not have included nonalcoholic beers in their new beverag...
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Public schools not a commodity to be bought and soldJul 14, 2017 1:00 am - As citizens, we need to be wary and vigilant as we hear Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Washington continue to champion charter schools and school choice as the cure...