Articles filed under Commentary
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Psychiatric hospital would address an unmet needMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - YIMBY - Yes In My Backyard - made a rare appearance at a zoning commission hearing in Vernon Hills recently. A standing-room-only crowd packed into the meeting room, whi...
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Border adjustment tax could devastate Illinois importers and jobsMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - Congress has a rare opportunity in the coming months to replace our nation's broken and dysfunctional tax code with one that is simple, efficient and fair for all Americ...
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Trump is hurting America's friends abroadMay 07, 2017 1:00 am - By Fareed Zakaria There has been much focus on Donald Trump's erratic foreign policy - the outlandish positions, the many flip-flops, the mistakes. But far more damaging...
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Feder column adds new dimension to Daily HeraldMay 06, 2017 2:00 pm - It was quite the first week for the new team of Robert Feder and the Daily Herald. On the same day we told readers the Feder Chicago media column would be running in the...
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On Afghanistan, Trump could learn from BushMay 05, 2017 1:00 am - Between the solutionless horror of North Korean nukes and the self-inflicted damage of Twitter diplomacy lies a decision that, while important in itself, will indicate a...
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His name was Jordan EdwardsMay 05, 2017 1:00 am - Another black boy was killed by police, this time in Texas. His name was Jordan Edwards. Jordan was 15, a "model student," a "popular football player" and "a kid that di...
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Why can't House repeal Obamacare? Because a lot of Republicans don't want toMay 04, 2017 1:00 am - "We're going to go when we have the votes," Speaker Paul Ryan said last week when asked when the House will pass a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. Lawmakers will n...
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For Democrats, Obama's Wall Street payday sends the wrong signalMay 03, 2017 11:00 pm - "I am not a member of any organized party - I am a Democrat." - Will Rogers, 1935 Never mind that at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the president of the United St...
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Spinner fad shows frivolity has its serious sideMay 03, 2017 11:00 pm - If Wednesday's front-page headline "The fidget spinner: Tool or toy" had a familiar ring to you, this may be why: Aug. 31, 1997: Parents left holding the leash as school...
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Ignorance and demagoguery on tradeMay 03, 2017 1:00 am - When we discuss international trade and balance of payments, there are two types of accounts. There is the current account, which includes goods and services imported an...