Articles filed under Opinion
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Semi-iconic Route 59 full of traffic talesJun 14, 2014 11:00 pm - As my late father grew in years, he became a little more ... quirky. One of those quirks involved Route 59, where we often found a restaurant to meet for dinner more tha...
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Pension a modest reward for police who endureJun 13, 2014 5:01 am - As the saying goes, we all put our pants on one leg at a time. However, in our profession, after the pants comes the uniform shirt adorned with patches and a badge that ...
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Governments hide, voters decideJun 12, 2014 5:01 am - Congress doesn't do much these days, but here's one bill that could command bipartisan support: a federal shield law protecting journalists against overzealous prosecuto...
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Simple blotter reporting is full of complexitiesJun 12, 2014 1:00 am - Our top editors began a conversation this week that is likely to continue for a long time to come. And it's one in which you may have a direct interest and, ultimately, ...
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Steps to a stronger Illinois economyJun 11, 2014 5:01 am - The Illinois economy has been struggling. In January 2014 the state's unemployment rate was 8.7 percent, second highest in the nation. From our employment peak in Novemb...
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The changing faces of warJun 11, 2014 5:01 am - I am into my summer routine, which means I drive to a weekend house, and as I do so, I listen to a book on tape. For the moment, it's Laura Hillenbrand's riveting "Unbro...
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A farewell to friendsJun 10, 2014 5:01 am - You know how it goes. You lose track of friends and then one day, someone gets in touch to say the friend has left us to our mortal pursuits. Two such messages came rece...
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President's legacy trumps all elseJun 08, 2014 5:01 am - As a presidential candidate in 2007, Barack Obama told historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, "I have no desire to be one of those presidents who are just on the list - you see...
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Despite troubling news, there's plenty to inspireJun 08, 2014 5:00 am - It was a very newsy Page 1 on Thursday. But the news wasn't exactly uplifting: an interview with an angry stepdad of a Bartlett soldier killed perhaps while trying to fi...
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D-Day, Part 2: The horrible waste of warJun 06, 2014 5:01 am - Editor's note: This is the second in a series of columns about D-Day by famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle. NORMANDY BEACHHEAD, June 16, 1944 - I took a walk along ...