Articles filed under Commentary
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The GOP flips the script on ObamaAug 06, 2013 5:00 am - Republicans need to make up their minds: Is President Obama a socialist or a corporate stooge? “The president claims his economic agenda is for the middle class. But it’...
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Where was Quinn’s veto pen on voting issues?Aug 06, 2013 5:00 am - Reboot Illinois is all about reform in Illinois government, and nothing is better for improving government than a large and active electorate. So the bill signed recentl...
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Will GOP faction rescue fading Obamacare?Aug 04, 2013 5:00 am - At its birth, the Affordable Care Act already seems gray, wheezing and gouty. For all its expressions of confidence, the Obama administration has been unable to implemen...
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Pope has a message for allAug 04, 2013 5:00 am - “The only way to survive here is to become a drug dealer. The lucky ones drive cabs and don’t have to,” Donovan explained to me. He is groundskeeper at Our Lady of Fati...
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New law just a start for paralyzed athletesAug 02, 2013 5:00 am - Effective July 1, schools in Illinois are required to insure student athletes. Getting to this point has been a long, hard struggle, leading to a big event this Sunday,...
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Editorial voice and the question of judgmentsAug 01, 2013 5:00 am - A common refrain from people who disagree with a Daily Herald editorial factors down to something like, “Who died and made the Daily Herald the judge?” There is a simple...
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Weiner’s SchnitzelAug 01, 2013 5:00 am - Would that Anthony Weiner were old news. But no. He won’t quit. Only a man who distributed online photos of His Own Self could imagine denial as virtue. Weiner’s stubbo...
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Why governing has become so difficultJul 31, 2013 5:00 am - If you want to know why passing congressional legislation has gotten so difficult, here are two numbers to remember: 5 and 532. They illustrate a great deal about Congre...
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Boehner set right tone on immigrationJul 31, 2013 5:00 am - The tone of the immigration debate has recently taken a sharp downward turn, which may not be a bad thing for immigration reform’s legislative prospects. Rep. Steve Kin...
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Obamacare battle takes bizarre turnJul 29, 2013 12:38 pm - The Affordable Care Act originally passed the House in 2009 with 220 votes, all but one of them Democrats. Recently 251 members of the House, including 22 Democrats, vot...