Articles filed under Opinion
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The English fluency challengeSep 29, 2011 5:00 am - I grew up bilingual in a city where as many as 64 languages were spoken by the public schools’ diverse student body. And like everyone else in our nation of immigrants, ...
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Something’s fishy about regulations in ArizonaSep 28, 2011 4:00 am - PHOENIX — Cindy Vong is a tiny woman with a problem as big as the government that is causing it. She wants to provide a service that will enable customers “to brighten u...
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Lovable King Perry asserts his conservatismSep 28, 2011 4:00 am - I am beginning to feel about Rick Perry the way Fay Wray felt about King Kong. The big ape is starting to grow on me. First I was shocked and then I was scared but now, ...
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Cook County must revisit immigration policySep 27, 2011 5:00 am - Today I’m driven to respond to a series of events related to immigration policy that affect the quality of life in Hanover Park. The events reflect an attitude that is u...
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Want real change? Act locallySep 27, 2011 5:00 am - These days, when I go out to eat or shop at my local market, signs everywhere proclaim that the food I’m eating or buying is locally grown. This is, of course, easier in...
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The housing bust has a good sideSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - Anyone who has seen a friend kick an addiction — be it to alcohol, drugs or cigarettes — knows the extreme discomfort and force of will required. America has long suffer...
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You can drink to thatSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - Ken Burns’ documentaries always leave you feeling that though you imagined you knew a thing or two about a historical event — the Civil War or World War II, the evolutio...
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The return of the real ObamaSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - In a 2008 debate, Charlie Gibson asked Barack Obama about his support for raising capital gains taxes, given the historical record of government losing net revenue as a ...
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A plan that fights backSep 23, 2011 4:00 am - “Class warfare!” scream the Republicans, in a voice usually reserved for phrases such as “Run for your lives!” Spare us the histrionics. The GOP and its upper-crust pat...
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Seeking a voice of calm amid fearSep 23, 2011 4:00 am - Many Americans are still picking through the wreckage of overturned mortgages and lost jobs, trying to rescue old pictures of their middle-class aspirations. But another...