Articles filed under Commentary
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Prom season is time for parents to talk about drinking dangersMay 17, 2015 11:00 pm - Have you bought the dress? Rented the tux? Ordered the flowers? Talked to your son or daughter about the dangers of alcohol on prom night? The beginning of the prom and ...
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Numbers put COD reputation in perspectiveMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - Notwithstanding recent controversies caused by actions at both the College of DuPage president and board level, the public has been led to believe that COD is the "premi...
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Only COD's name is diminished, not its qualityMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - It was a night he would not forget. Bill Hillmann had been adrift, ambivalent about pursuing a career in physics, when he signed up for a course in short fiction at Coll...
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First lady's critics have much to learnMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - Sometimes I think that Rush Limbaugh is the dumbest man in America. This happens whenever I take him at face value and forget that he is basically an entertainer with co...
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Speech abuse is counter-productive against terrorismMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - The recent spectacle of Pamela Geller, the erstwhile journalist who organized a provocative Prophet Muhammad cartoon-drawing contest in Texas, gives pause to even the mo...
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A pastor's faith in BaltimoreMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - BALTIMORE - Upstairs in the church office of Bethel A.M.E. Church, located several blocks from recent rioting, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake waits for a news conference...
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Jobs, environment speak to need to protect nuclear powerMay 11, 2015 1:00 am - Springfield is buzzing with hearings and lobbying efforts on the future of energy in Illinois, spurred by the recent introduction of two bills in the Illinois legislatur...
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The daily inspiration of capeless heroMay 10, 2015 1:00 am - I am 15 years old, and I believe heroes are found only in comic books or on the big screen. These figures of achievement and success glorify good deeds and bravery. Thei...
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The Supreme Court's two not-so-magic words on state pensionsMay 10, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court's pension reform decision Friday runs 15,000 words, but its message to state government can be summed up in two: Pay up. In their unanimous ru...
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Laying groundwork for plan of action on Illinois' transportation networkMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - Transportation is the lifeblood of Illinois and the asset that distinguishes us from the rest of the country. Our roads, transit systems, railroads and airports make Ill...