Articles filed under Commentary
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COD's better tomorrow starts todayJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - The College of DuPage must be better tomorrow than it is today. The board of trustees must instill and lead a daily orientation to academic excellence, institutional i...
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Obama's truth out of AfricaJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - It is good to be President Barack Obama these days. In the midst of a visit to Africa, including Kenya, where Republican front-runner Donald Trump has insisted Obama was...
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Uber and who's getting run over by technologyJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - Uber just ran over the mayor of New York. Bill de Blasio wanted to limit the company's expansion, citing traffic and complaints from the taxi industry, which is, as the ...
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Don't help the terroristsJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - After five American soldiers were murdered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, by a deranged Muslim gunman, the nation reacted with anger, shock and fear. "Little did I know that...
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Strategy, not tactics, is next president's top jobJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - By chance, in the withering summer heat, I came across an article by Dr. Henry Kissinger in the Harvard Gazette of last May. In an era when Gen. George C. Marshall, who ...
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Are Democrats coronating a wounded queen?Jul 28, 2015 1:00 am - The most surprising revelation in recent presidential polling is not that Donald Trump has low favorability in key states - a welcome indicator of national sanity - but ...
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Guest View: Canary calls for citizens initiative for Independent MapsJul 22, 2015 6:12 am - During my 14 years at the helm of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, I spoke to thousands of engaged but puzzled voters. After each speech reciting a litany of ...
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Readiness efforts key to ensuring college successJul 20, 2015 1:00 am - Community colleges serve a critical role in today's educational climate. They are the gateway to achieving advanced degrees, and to gaining successful employment. Accor...
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Silicon Valley emerges as a political forceJul 19, 2015 1:00 am - When Jeb Bush visited Silicon Valley last week, the Republican candidate was visiting the heart of a Democratic state that few expect to be contested in the 2016 preside...
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We need both insiders and outsiders in CongressJul 17, 2015 1:00 am - Members of Congress get categorized in all sorts of ways. They're liberal or conservative; Republican or Democrat; interested in domestic affairs or specialists in forei...