Articles filed under Commentary
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Illinois horse racing needs bigger pursesMay 29, 2015 1:00 am - Purses are the prize that Illinois horsemen race to win, and they support thousands of jobs throughout the state, from the horsemen and backstretch workers in the wester...
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Religious conservatives' shifting roleMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - The Roman historian Tacitus described Emperor Nero's persecution of Christians: "In their very deaths they were made the subjects of sport: for they were covered with th...
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Slusher: Now is the time to follow politics from suburban perspectiveMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - You may not generally care for the dry tedium of politics, but if you care about the economy of Illinois, the quality of life the suburbs or perhaps even the size of you...
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Guest view: Cutting immigrant funds will hurt state's financesMay 25, 2015 6:23 am - In March of 2013, an Arab immigrant woman - to protect her identity, I'll call her F - came to the Arab American Family Services (AAFS), a local organization that helps ...
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Clean Bill jobs would save money, create jobsMay 22, 2015 5:52 am - The May 7th editorial by ComEd Vice President Val Jensen falsely states that the comprehensive energy bill favored by environmentalists would cost consumers money. An i...
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Jeb Bush mistakenly follows his brother's pathMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - One really has to wonder, why all the fuss about Jeb Bush? Yes, of course, he does have a careless tongue and a delivery that reminds you of your tax accountant. And aft...
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Illinois needs tax increase, but not because of pensionsMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - It's relieving to know that, as a matter of Illinois state constitutional law, words in the English language actually have the meanings identified in the dictionary. Wh...
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Defining deity downMay 20, 2015 1:00 am - It is nearly axiomatic that presidential contests tend to shine a harsh light on conservative Christians - inasmuch as they are viewed as the Republican Party's base and...
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Corporate irresponsibility over GMOsMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - Pass any Chipotle these days -- and it is my gastronomic preference to pass rather than enter -- and you will see signs claiming credit for removing ingredients that con...
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Are the Castros willing to confess?May 19, 2015 1:00 am - Who am I to tell the pope how to be, well ... the pope? But after President Raul Castro of Cuba, an observant communist for most of his life, said he was so impressed wi...