Articles filed under Opinion
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Obama’s necessary, uncreative speechJul 22, 2013 12:50 pm - Eight American presidents owned slaves while living in the White House. President Zachary Taylor pledged that his fellow slave-owners would “appeal to the sword if neces...
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Editor Gruff, pipelines and our Fox River seriesJul 21, 2013 5:00 am - Remember that gruff first editor of mine? Here’s another story, courtesy of him, about the Fox River. In the late ’70s and early ’80s, the suburbs were desperate for new...
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Reverse mortgages: We can do better for our seniorsJul 19, 2013 5:00 am - As Illinois families rebound from one of the worst economic crises of our lifetime, I worry about one portion of our population particularly hard hit — our seniors. Duri...
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No hidden agenda in our approach to controversyJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - Controversy finds its way into the print and electronic pages of the Daily Herald primarily in two ways. It's incorrect to say we go out looking to start fights, but if,...
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Blinded under a hoodieJul 17, 2013 5:00 am - I don’t like what George Zimmerman did and I hate that Trayvon Martin is dead. But I also can understand why Zimmerman was suspicious and why he thought Martin was weari...
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In Israel, no silver liningsJul 17, 2013 5:00 am - THE GOLAN HEIGHTS — The abandoned Circassian village of Zureiman provides a vantage point across the fortified Israeli border into Syria. Regime forces hold an area from...
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A conversation we all need to haveJul 15, 2013 1:32 pm - Is this what they mean by a death watch? The father of his country, a moral icon to the world, lies in a hospital bed as cameras wait outside and newspaper headlines off...
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A peace process on holdJul 14, 2013 5:00 am - TEL AVIV — The Green Line, across which generations of Israelis and Palestinians have fought and haggled, was given its name because the United Nations mediator, Ralph B...
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Why trust in U.S. institutions mattersJul 12, 2013 5:00 am - Back in June, Gallup released a survey that got a fair bit of attention for its finding: Only 10 percent of Americans trust Congress as an institution. Think about it. I...
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If it please the publicJul 11, 2013 5:00 am - As a courtroom junkie since my early reporting days, it is at great personal sacrifice that I suggest the following: It may be time to get television cameras out of the ...