Articles filed under Commentary
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Encourage adoption, not abortionDec 29, 2015 12:00 am - With regard to the opinion: "Personal stake might shape abortion views" by Joyce Lee, Mundelein, published Dec. 13: Adoption lists could qualify for the "list" me...
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More signs of big banks' greedDec 29, 2015 12:00 am - An open letter to President Obama: I am reading a rate hike article in USA Weekend of the Daily Herald. Even though Janet Yellen announced an increase in the funds rat...
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Why is the middle ground so hard to find?Dec 29, 2015 12:00 am - As someone who covers the 2016 presidential candidates while parenting three young children, I spend half my waking hours keeping an eye on rowdy juveniles who hunger fo...
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An apology to Bernie SandersDec 27, 2015 4:00 am - Hardly a week goes by without some demand for an apology populating my inbox. I have never apologized for two reasons: The usual one is that I'm not sorry. The other is ...
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Unseriousness rises to the top in GOP fieldDec 27, 2015 4:00 am - The Republican field, on the evidence of its fifth presidential debate, is beginning to sort itself by seriousness. Donald Trump alternately advocated war crimes (kill t...
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The entire Christmas storyDec 24, 2015 5:55 am - This holiday season, let's remember the entire Christmas story. It only begins in a manger in Bethlehem. "Jesus himself was a refugee," notes Matthew Soerens, an officia...
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Obama's false triumph in SyriaDec 23, 2015 5:22 am - By his own estimation, Barack Obama may have finally earned his Nobel Peace Prize. Speaking to a small gathering of journalists last week, the president said that by not...
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When Democracy becomes must-see TVDec 23, 2015 4:22 am - To anybody who watches cable TV news, it's clear that the nation has embarked upon a great political experiment. Its object would be instantly clear to readers of Neil P...
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Community colleges at forefront of meeting new needs in higher educationDec 21, 2015 12:00 am - Community colleges are an American innovation designed to provide equal access to higher education. Illinois is the proud home of our nation's very first public communit...
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Diplomacy falls on hard timesDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - When I think of our American Foreign Service officers overseas this Christmas, I remember a dear friend of mine, Mike Kristula, who was a brilliant diplomat with the U.S...