Articles filed under Opinion
-
There's no need for textbook warsMay 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Public interest in wars and "man-caused disasters" (formerly known as the war on terror) isn't what it used to be, except when men try to cause disasters, as in attempte...
-
What could these candidates have been thinking?May 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Candidates subject themselves to all those boring chicken dinners, weekends on the road and having to flatter unpleasant people. Their campaign workers, contributors and...
-
Real Marines don't lieMay 24, 2010 11:00 pm - I have a thing for Marines, always have. It began a long time ago when I watched my older brother amble away in the night toward his barracks at Camp Pendleton near San ...
-
What Napolitano should tell usMay 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Appearing recently before a Senate committee, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was grilled by a fellow Arizonan, Sen. John McCain. The 2008 Republican presid...
-
A crack in the school-choice dike?May 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Few organizations are as consistently liberal as the Anti-Defamation League, especially when it comes to matters of church and state. The ADL devotes an entire page on i...
-
Tea stains on the GOP, tooMay 22, 2010 11:00 pm - "I have a message, a message from the tea party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words," Rand Paul thundered at his victory party Tuesday night. "We'...
-
The scoop on Lee, Evan and Michael correspondentsMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Call it a reality trifecta. A perfect storm of local Losers, Idols and Dancers. Next week, we could have the "Biggest Loser" from Bartlett, a Mount Prospect "American Id...
-
Primary politicsMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The first rule of primary elections is that they are completely different from general elections. What it takes to win a primary is often exactly the opposite of what it...
-
Cranking up the political amusementMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The candidate who on Tuesday won the special election in a Pennsylvania congressional district is right-to-life and pro-gun. He accused his opponent of wanting heavier t...
-
Taxpayers and housing need a divorceMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Even though Las Vegas is full of never-sold and foreclosed-upon houses, a rumble of new home building has begun there. Similar trends are seen in other housing meltdown ...