Articles filed under Opinion
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The right choice, the right timeMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Judging from her inspiring personal story, her top-flight academic credentials, and what former colleagues and law clerks describe as both her intellect and - yes - her ...
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Obama tries on his new role as commanderMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - No new president finds every aspect of the job suits him at once; some duties are inevitably more comfortable. What we have witnessed in the last few weeks is Barack Oba...
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Stopping Iran's nukes must be top priorityMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Things are not always as they appear in the Middle East. Appearances can also deceive whenever an Israeli prime minister and a U.S. president get together in Washington....
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GOP is from Mars, Democrats are from VenusMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Listening to President Obama and former Vice President Cheney give national security speeches put me in mind of John Gray, author of "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from V...
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Musings about Drew, contracts and Route 59May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Some random thoughts from your friendly DuPage editor, a Friday Soapbox, if you will ... We're on the case In case you didn't notice, our coverage of the Drew Peterson ...
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California's dependency cultureMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - California, the sunny incubator of America's future, has relished its role as a leading indicator of political trends. Tuesday it became what it thinks it should be, the...
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Newspaper must not forget ideals in pressing issuesMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - There is still room for ideals in society. Even in Illinois government. Managing Editor Madeleine Doubek reminded me of this recently as we were discussing various eleme...
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Feelings about torture are tied to circumstancesMay 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Earlier this month, I wrote a column outlining two exceptions to the no-torture rule: the ticking time bomb scenario and its less extreme variant in which a high-value t...
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Greed's saving graces in the marketplaceMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Greed, we are agreed, is bad. It also is strange. It has long been included among the Seven Deadly Sins, which suggests it is a universal and perennial facet of the huma...
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What would Goldwater say to conservatives?May 14, 2009 11:00 pm - As if the Republicans weren't having enough trouble with defectors, they've gone on a purge. There was Dick Cheney on "Face the Nation." Asked to pick between Rush Limba...