Articles filed under Commentary
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Congress' grizzly betrayalMar 14, 2017 1:00 am - In its zeal to repeal, the U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to overturn a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule forbidding the baiting, trapping and "denning" ...
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Welcome the strangerMar 12, 2017 1:00 am - President Trump has revised his travel ban on immigrants and refugees and tacitly admitted that three federal courts were correct. The part of his initial order that blo...
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From DH cop intern to top reporter on terrorismMar 11, 2017 2:00 pm - Her beginnings, same as most of us in this business, were humble. As a Daily Herald intern, she rounded up police blotter from Streamwood, Hanover Park and Bartlett. Whe...
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For women, what comes next?Mar 10, 2017 12:00 am - By Connie Schultz International Women's Day is a once-a-year acknowledgment of what women do every day of the year, which is to keep the world afloat with our labor - pa...
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Cyberwarfare is the real menace to AmericaMar 10, 2017 12:00 am - This week, we have watched the perfect example of a country fighting the last war. The Trump administration has now devoted weeks of time, energy and political capital t...
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A grim look at future of ever-expanding governmentMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - Although America's political system seems unable to stimulate robust, sustained economic growth, it at least is stimulating consumption of a small but important segment ...
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Press and politicians speak freely at annual Gridiron dinnerMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer WASHINGTON - One hundred and thirty-two years ago, a handful of male Washington journalists got together and formed the Gridiron Club. It was to be...
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College campus disgraceMar 08, 2017 12:00 am - While college administrators and professors accept disgraceful behavior, we as taxpayers, donors and parents should not foot the bill. Let's look at some of that behavio...
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The information vacuum inside the Trump Russia controversyMar 08, 2017 12:00 am - Put aside, for a moment, the raging controversies over this or that aspect of Donald Trump, the Russians and the election. And then ask: What do we know about the allega...
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R.I.P., DNC?Mar 07, 2017 12:00 am - JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - If the Democratic Party is ailing after losing the presidency to Donald Trump, state parties are on life support. Here in the long-ago Democratic st...