Articles filed under Commentary
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Obama promised hope; he brought rageJan 15, 2016 12:00 am - Now let us praise laundry lists. Every year at State of the Union time, the president and his staff say the speech will not include them. But the laundry won't keep trac...
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Issues at College of DuPage are not bickering but matters of trustJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - This is an Open Letter to the District 502 Community: Since my election in 2011 to the College of DuPage Board of Trustees, I have learned many things, not the least of ...
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Slusher: The numbers that matter most in covering Powerball feverJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - By Jim Slusher That you are reading this column in today's Daily Herald doesn't necessarily mean I still work here. I had to finish the column before the $1.5 billion Po...
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Harsh judgment of Obama from his inner circleJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - In the eighth year of a presidency, who is qualified to begin delivering a historical judgment? President Obama and those who serve at his pleasure are naturally biased....
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El Chapo couldn't escape the allure of HollywoodJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - "Nothing has hurt people more in this country than wanting to be in the movies." So said Edward Hayes, a sagacious New York lawyer who has been in some movies himself an...
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No, there isn't a racial double standard at work in OregonJan 12, 2016 12:00 am - Out here on the edge of the national forest, in the cattle-ranching, timber-cutting, deer-hunting Arkansas county where I live, this Ammon Bundy guy looks like the Al Sh...
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The double standard challenging Hillary ClintonJan 12, 2016 12:00 am - Fair play can sometimes be a raunchy racket. In the midst of Hillary Clinton's promising presidential bid, a blast from the past blew through the back door and rattled ...
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Encouraging signs for needed work on region's transitJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - I write to follow up on Marni Pyke's Dec. 28 column "What to expect for planes, trains and automobiles in 2016." Ms. Pyke's overview of transportation in our region is "...
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Is 'Showtime' over at the GOP?Jan 09, 2016 12:00 am - "Establishment Presidential Candidates Battle to End Flirtation With Outsiders." That Wall Street Journal headline sums up the race for the Republican nomination less th...
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A world view allows more realistic national critiqueJan 08, 2016 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - So much of the time, we look at our blessed United States and seem to lose faith. But I have noticed something recently. This unaccustomed loss of faith is ...