Articles filed under Commentary
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Slusher: Costs of the Fox Lake probe and government's balance sheetOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - Two very different stories this week have me thinking about the cost of government and what people should know about it. The most prominent is Wednesday's story detailin...
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Slusher: Costs of the Fox Lake probe and government's balance sheetOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Two very different stories this week have me thinking about the cost of government and what people should know about it. The most prominent is Wednesday's story detailin...
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Religious holidays at school: The case for all or noneOct 07, 2015 1:00 am - With the school year under way, the community prepares for the eventful year ahead. Parents are encouraged to sync the school calendars onto their own electronic device...
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Presidential tantrums won't end gun violenceOct 07, 2015 1:00 am - Following the mass shooting at Umpqua Community College, a "smoldering" (as one commentator put it) President Obama gave a revealing speech - a clarification, a culminat...
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New McCarthyism at the GOPOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - The lede to this column is a deep, guttural groan that originates in the throat and expands into the lungs before collapsing in the pit of the stomach. How do you spell...
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Should Republicans appear on Colbert?Oct 06, 2015 1:00 am - Stephen Colbert spent nine years mocking conservatives on a comedy program premised on mocking conservatives. It was a good fit; Colbert's political views lean left, and...
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PARCC tests set baseline for improving education in IllinoisOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - As expected, Illinois received a reality check in the form of its first statewide Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) score results d...
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Second valiant effort to save eagle falls shortOct 02, 2015 11:00 pm - It was a story of great hope and raptorian perseverance. Wounded by a BB gun and with a pellet lodged in his wing, the bald eagle could not fly. Nor could he find water ...
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Health tax hurting Illinois small businessesOct 02, 2015 1:00 am - As a small-business owner in Illinois, I've watched the Land of Lincoln struggle when it comes to job creation and economic development. Our high real estate taxes and l...
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The 'I-word,' Dr. Carson and hard truthsOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - Seldom, even in this wordy city, does one word dominate political life so. Here it is fall already and that word hovers over everything, like a crow preparing for its wi...