Articles filed under Commentary
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Can Bernie Sanders change dynamics of Democratic race?Jan 22, 2016 12:00 am - It's pretty clear things have changed in the Democratic presidential race when Hillary Clinton does a sky-is-falling routine for donors. "There are not one, but two new ...
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Lessons Martin Luther King Jr. taught still resonateJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - Many years ago, when the South was catching fire over civil rights, my editor at the Chicago Daily News innocently asked, "How would you like to go south with a busload ...
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Slusher: Key lesson with 'Making a Murderer': Think criticallyJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - In covering crime and punishment, news organizations often have to fend with fears that a case will be "tried in the newspapers." The recent Netflix documentary "Making ...
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College of DuPage can't move forward without cooperative trusteesJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - Once again, the news covers board disagreements, not College of DuPage's positives. What is at stake at COD? Our students rely upon COD transfer credits. On Dec. 16, the...
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The GOP needs both Trump and Cruz to fallJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - The outbreak of hostilities between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz may not be edifying, but it is clarifying. Cruz represents the arrival of Tea Party ideology at the presid...
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Illinois students' futures rest in MAP funding appropriationJan 19, 2016 12:00 am - There are a number of weighty issues that members of the Illinois legislature must grapple with as they solidify a budget this year, but none will likely impact the stat...
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Use of Cuneo lights brightened holidaysJan 19, 2016 12:00 am - Thank you to David Brown, Vernon Hills public works director/engineer, and his public works team for the great job done in the reuse of the former Cuneo Holiday Light Sh...
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Clinton needs more than a three-point planJan 19, 2016 12:00 am - By Richard Cohen Hillary Clinton is the Great Underestimator. Eight years ago, she underestimated Barack Obama and now she has underestimated Bernie Sanders. We know th...
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In Iowa, is Trump stronger than people think?Jan 17, 2016 12:00 am - DES MOINES - Who's leading the Republican presidential race here in Iowa? Most recent polls say Ted Cruz, including last month's edition of the influential Des Moines Re...
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Nikki Haley's righteous gambleJan 17, 2016 12:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. - By broad consensus, the winner of Thursday night's GOP debate was Donald Trump, followed by Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, with most of the postgame commen...