Articles filed under Commentary
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Davis: Bobcat scratch fever? Not for a while, it seems.Apr 04, 2015 11:00 pm - I didn't realize we had a bobcat controversy until I saw a pitch to our editorial board, asking us to oppose a bill that would legalize the hunting of bobcats for the fi...
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Freedom is a two-way streetApr 02, 2015 1:00 am - Excited protests against Indiana's recently passed religious freedom law have highlighted both America's growing support for same-sex marriage and our apparent incapacit...
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Healthcare changes could destroy Illinois' vibrant life science sectorApr 01, 2015 1:00 am - University of Illinois researchers just developed a potent “smart bomb” drug that attacks a deadly form of childhood cancer. The therapy targets defective genes and dire...
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Parks candidate offers new ideasApr 01, 2015 1:00 am - I wanted to make you aware of another candidate for the Arlington Heights park board who I believe will make an excellent board member. Brian Byrne is a young man who h...
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Singpore envy? The cult of Lee Kuan YewApr 01, 2015 1:00 am - Whatever the eulogists of Lee Kuan Yew told you about the Singapore he created or the Asia that seems resurgent, the praise of him says just as much about America. In ed...
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Find candidates who care about allMar 31, 2015 1:00 am - Before casting a ballot on April 7, please review what the candidates propose. A candidate with hundreds of political signs posted along roadways may not be the person y...
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High-tech's arrogant bid for cheap laborMar 31, 2015 1:00 am - Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, believes passionately that the United States needs more skilled foreign workers. He has long advocated increasing the number of so-called H-...
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Being prepared is key for 'the next epidemic'Mar 31, 2015 1:00 am - "Of all the things that could kill more than 10 million people around the world," writes philanthropist Bill Gates in The New England Journal of Medicine, "the most like...
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Two Democrats see budget compromise differentlyMar 30, 2015 1:00 am - The plan to plug the $1.6 billion hole in the absurd ">2015 budget Democrats crafted last year took some twists, turns and compromises before it got approved in bipartis...
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'Wacko birds' nesting in U.S. SenateMar 29, 2015 1:00 am - President Obama got it two-thirds right when he said that the delayed confirmation of his attorney general nominee, Loretta Lynch, is owing to Senate dysfunction and Rep...