Articles filed under Opinion
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Talk to right people about climate changeJun 01, 2015 1:00 am - It makes me nervous when someone who might become president of the United States says the science on climate change is "convoluted" and that it is "arrogant" to assert t...
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Davis: Strip clubs, saving small birds - all in a week's workMay 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. What do some of the migratory birds that crash into buildings in the Loop have in common with suburban strip clubs? A. Both are endangered species. And, I should hast...
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Bernie Sanders is Hillary's leftward advance manMay 31, 2015 1:00 am - Is Bernie Sanders pulling Hillary Clinton to the Left? No, for the same reason a canoe doesn't pull an aircraft carrier. The Vermont socialist running in the Democratic ...
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Illinois horse racing needs bigger pursesMay 29, 2015 1:00 am - Purses are the prize that Illinois horsemen race to win, and they support thousands of jobs throughout the state, from the horsemen and backstretch workers in the wester...
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Religious conservatives' shifting roleMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - The Roman historian Tacitus described Emperor Nero's persecution of Christians: "In their very deaths they were made the subjects of sport: for they were covered with th...
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Slusher: Now is the time to follow politics from suburban perspectiveMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - You may not generally care for the dry tedium of politics, but if you care about the economy of Illinois, the quality of life the suburbs or perhaps even the size of you...
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Guest view: Cutting immigrant funds will hurt state's financesMay 25, 2015 6:23 am - In March of 2013, an Arab immigrant woman - to protect her identity, I'll call her F - came to the Arab American Family Services (AAFS), a local organization that helps ...
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Clean Bill jobs would save money, create jobsMay 22, 2015 5:52 am - The May 7th editorial by ComEd Vice President Val Jensen falsely states that the comprehensive energy bill favored by environmentalists would cost consumers money. An i...
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Jeb Bush mistakenly follows his brother's pathMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - One really has to wonder, why all the fuss about Jeb Bush? Yes, of course, he does have a careless tongue and a delivery that reminds you of your tax accountant. And aft...
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Illinois needs tax increase, but not because of pensionsMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - It's relieving to know that, as a matter of Illinois state constitutional law, words in the English language actually have the meanings identified in the dictionary. Wh...