Articles filed under Opinion
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2016: The woman trapApr 19, 2015 1:00 am - Here we go. If you're a woman who might prefer someone other than Hillary Clinton as the next president of the United States, you're a self-loathing, anti-woman traitor....
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Desperately seeking a legacyApr 19, 2015 1:00 am - "I have never seen anything like it." So I was told by a former U.S. official, who had seen much as a senior diplomat. It has become hard to deny that the rollout of the...
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Letter to the governor: Don't forget caringApr 17, 2015 1:00 am - Dear Gov. Rauner: Congratulations, you've now been our fearless leader in Illinois for 90 days. And yes, fearless fits, doesn't it? You didn't waste much time delivering...
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The whooshing sound and a story that is no moreApr 16, 2015 1:00 am - Time was, and not that long ago, when today's front page would have been graced, if not dominated, by a picture of long lines of headlights streaming into the late-night...
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COD's reform movement just the beginningApr 16, 2015 1:00 am - Last week, voters went to the polls to start a new beginning at College of DuPage. In the nonpartisan election, three "Clean Slate" reformers were elected as new trustee...
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Enter the reform conservativesApr 15, 2015 1:00 am - The juxtaposition of Hillary Clinton's and Marco Rubio's announcements for president illustrates a serious problem for American progressivism: Its political bench looks ...
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Rolling Stone gathers dirt -- on itselfApr 14, 2015 1:00 am - "As we asked ourselves how we could have gotten the story wrong ..." Thus read a Rolling Stone editor's note attached to a post-mortem story on the false story it publis...
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The issues to consider regarding bachelor's degrees at community collegesApr 13, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois community colleges are beginning to advocate for the right to offer applied bachelor degrees. Is this an idea that's found its right time as a response to the n...
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Education metrics leave out key variable - resourcesApr 12, 2015 1:00 am - Whether it's the Beltway or Springfield, it seems increasingly difficult for elected officials to cross party lines and reach consensus on issues that really matter - wi...
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Election anomalies from Hinsdale to Elgin to Grass LakeApr 12, 2015 1:00 am - Sunday Soapbox. Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. This is my Sunday Soapbox, not-so-briefly-stated commentary from one Daily Herald editor, and shamel...