Articles filed under Commentary
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Guest columnist Teresa Exner: Change is hard, but even imperfect change on climate saves livesApr 19, 2022 1:00 am - I can't remember when I started feeling anxious about climate change. It's been years. I'm not sure that I have personally experienced it - yet. Our house was pummeled b...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: The dreams of men and the allure of a 'gym for everybody'Apr 19, 2022 1:00 am - Men dream. If that stupid coach hadn't cut us from our high school football team, we'd have made quarterback, we'd have played in college, we'd have played professional ...
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When it comes to climate, advocate for what you valueApr 18, 2022 1:00 am - Our names are Angelica Harris and Cristina Mac Cormac, and we go to South Elgin High School and Lake Zurich High School. It is very important to be an advocate for what ...
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Guests Ella King and Jordan King: Simple actions can help everyone make a big differenceApr 18, 2022 1:00 am - I'm Jordan, a senior. I must admit, I hadn't really given a thought to the issue of climate change until this year. During winter of last year, we had days that were unu...
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Recycling and the value of turning trash into treasureApr 18, 2022 1:00 am - One man's trash is another man's treasure - especially when the "trash" is turned into a completely new treasure by recycling companies. We are Jordan Marshall and Magg...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Fear of crime and the toll it is takingApr 17, 2022 1:00 am - The shots were fired 3,000 miles away, but they were heard across the nation. In a flash, the sense of personal insecurity that has come to invade urban America of late ...
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Biden can't shield us from "billionaire tax" falloutApr 17, 2022 1:00 am - One of the most important lessons in tax policy is that the person who is handed the bill and sends the check to the taxman isn't necessarily the person shouldering the ...
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Ukraine tragedy rolls on from a cruel AprilApr 15, 2022 1:00 am - As the Easter Egg Roll goes on at the White House, Ukraine shows us what democracy looks like, fighting for freedom. The walk-up to war with Russia was actually 14 April...
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The Democrats' Bidenflation disasterApr 15, 2022 1:00 am - The government says inflation rose 8.5% in March compared to last year - the worst it has been in 40 years, since the bad old days of 1981. While inflation has infected ...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique De Rugy: Inflation is not caused by corporate greed but rather deficit spending and bad monetary policyApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - History has a way of repeating itself. Or maybe it's that people cling to defunct beliefs, stubbornly refusing to learn from experience. Such stubbornness is on display ...