Articles filed under Opinion
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Effort to stop 'trolls' could also hurt patentsJul 13, 2015 1:00 am - Nearly 30,000 Illinois residents are helping develop new treatments for the nation's most serious diseases. How? By volunteering for the 1,700 clinical trials under way ...
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Davis: Bedbugs, bowling, quilting among our highlightsJul 12, 2015 1:00 am - Stories of the week, quirky, offbeat edition. Quilting for a cause: Surely the sweetest story of the week was news that the Sun City-Huntley Sew 'n Sews (great name...
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A new day in South CarolinaJul 12, 2015 1:00 am - The past may not be past, as William Faulkner once put it. But it sure seems to be leaving. As I watched the broadcast of the Confederate battle flag being brought down ...
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'Pro-business' reforms don't live up to their nameJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - According to every media account, Gov. Rauner won't entertain proposals to raise adequate tax revenue to fund core services, until the Democrat-controlled legislature ac...
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Slusher: Versatility a byword for journalistsJul 09, 2015 1:00 am - Some thoughts on recognition and multi-tasking in the news arena: A month ago, I wrote about the fundamental challenges news photographers face trying to capture meanin...
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'Witness Blumenthal' subjected to Benghazi beatingJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - Sometime soon, the House Select Committee on Benghazi will vote on whether to release the testimony of Sidney Blumenthal who, let us make no bones about it, is solemnly ...
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Testing alone won't solve high school alcohol and drug abuse problemsJul 06, 2015 1:00 am - We hear often of professional athletes who struggle with drug and alcohol abuse issues. But in almost every situation, these players did not suddenly turn pro and develo...
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Michelle Obama's second-term evolutionJul 05, 2015 1:00 am - First-term first ladies are often shadows to their more-important husbands, dabbling in light fare to avoid criticism and picking safe projects to shield them and their ...
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Don't give up on reforms for schools in povertyJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - Editor's note: WBEZ reporter Linda Lutton and editor Cate Cahan wrote a response to Dell'Angela's guest column. Click here to read it. Let's start with what we all...
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Religious and gay rights must coexistJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - It is often the fate of conservatives to be concerned about the fire code and occupancy limit at someone else's party. Never more conspicuously than concerning the Supre...