Articles filed under Opinion
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The fight for the middle classJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - When you strip away all the layers of cockiness, preachiness and delusion in President Obama's 2015 State of the Union address, you find more cockiness, preachiness and ...
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Term limits move Congress in wrong directionJan 23, 2015 12:01 am - The issue didn't get much attention at the time, but the elections last November did more than give Republicans a majority in the U.S. Senate. Voters also added to the r...
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Slusher: When a death in the 'news family' becomes newsJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - A newspaper is a peculiar sort of family. Reporters, photographers, editors, clerks, advertising sales people, artists all forge relationships under stressful and unpred...
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When the pope speaks about women ...Jan 22, 2015 12:01 am - Forget E.F. Hutton. It's P.F. (Pope Francis) these days who, when he talks, people listen. And then they get busy trying to figure out what he was really saying. Even no...
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Muhammad's example that truly faithful followJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - If Prophet Muhammad (May peace be upon him) were alive, I am certain he would look at actions of those who kill to honor his name and say, "They are not amongst us." I ...
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Disrupting the American DreamJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - Mercedes-Benz wants to develop a driverless car. Google already has one. This is exceedingly bad news for auto body shops, ambulance-chasing lawyers and others. Soon, tr...
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Design of the divine?Jan 20, 2015 12:01 am - The biographer Eric Metaxas recently made waves by arguing that modern science increasingly "makes the case for God." Writing in The Wall Street Journal, he framed some ...
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Should election process join 21st Century?Jan 18, 2015 12:01 am - This is the part of being a newspaperperson that probably no one relishes. Candidates who want to be your local mayors, city council/village board members or serve on yo...
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Statistics say to avoid tax cuts, but fund schoolsJan 18, 2015 12:01 am - In his inaugural address, Gov. Bruce Rauner made it clear that improving the Illinois economy is high on his agenda, averring "We need a booming economy that is pro-grow...
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Colleges must be wary of promised funding for free tuitionJan 16, 2015 12:01 am - Most should be aware of President Obama's announcement last week regarding an initiative to offer free community college tuition to all students nationwide. Little is k...