Articles filed under Commentary
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The goal of a debt-free college educationMay 10, 2016 1:00 am - Back in the last century, when I and many of us attended college, we remember that paying for a public university education was possible by modest family contributions a...
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In the White House, a dangerous prideMay 10, 2016 1:00 am - I've read a fair number of books on foreign policy in recent years, yet the one that's always made the greatest impression on me was assigned to our class in the sixth g...
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Sober houses' our latest find in pervasive addictions battleMay 08, 2016 5:00 am - Two major projects - on heroin addiction and mental health - were envisioned as yearlong efforts but morphed into ongoing stories that have taken on a life of their own....
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Making America truly great againMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - Late in April, The New York Times headlined its lead editorial: "Mr. Trump's Strange World View." It was printed the day after the dominating candidate's much-touted for...
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Making history with HillaryMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Hillary Clinton should play the "woman card." In spades. Clinton has never been a natural politician. She's not in her husband's c...
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The gift of an Opinion page without You Know WhoMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - Today's Opinion Page is a gift of sorts. Consider it a little cleansing breath before the halitosis that now appears certain to come this summer. With the fallout from T...
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Nuclear energy vital to Illinois' energy leadershipMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - By Christine Todd Whitman Guest columnist Illinois, like all states, is taking a hard look at its energy sources in order to transition to a more sustainable energy syst...
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Law would help schools contract with small businessesMay 04, 2016 1:00 am - Managing a school goes far beyond putting teachers in front of children. School districts provide a wide array of services, including busing, food prep and janitorial du...
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We must look forward to combat our state of disunionMay 04, 2016 1:00 am - The 2016 presidential race already counts an extraordinary accomplishment: It has made the 2000 election seem like the good old days. Before Bush v. Gore became a Sup...
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The Apprentice: The new seasonMay 03, 2016 1:00 am - Donald Trump's supporters all use the same words to describe his appeal: He's real. He's authentic. He tells it like it is. That has never been true. Trump's always been...