Articles filed under Opinion
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Retracted report opens new divisions on IsraelApr 05, 2011 12:00 am - It came as (almost) no surprise to me that Japanese utility workers remained at their crippled and highly toxic nuclear plant even at the risk of death. It came as (almo...
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Cornered GOP braces for more important fightApr 05, 2011 12:00 am - If there were any doubts about the political skills of the new White House team under Chief of Staff William Daley, they have now been satisfied. Recently, the Congress...
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Southwest emergency shows safety is no laughing matterApr 04, 2011 9:00 am - Which kinds of cracks are the most pervasive on Southwest Airlines jetliners? 1. Cracks in the fuselage long and deep enough to cause the metal skin to peel back like a...
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'Trust' an important film for today's parentsApr 04, 2011 3:00 am - Let us have a “time out” from the wars and upheavals in the Middle East to consider another war taking place in too many of our homes. That would be the war against our ...
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Mr. President, it’s time to go to IsraelApr 04, 2011 3:00 am - J Street, the pro-peace, pro-Israel lobbying group, is circulating a petition calling on President Obama to go to Israel in the very near future. In my view, they are ab...
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Hey, DuPage, will you even vote?Apr 04, 2011 12:00 am - As of Saturday, we've resumed control of our Fence Post column to the usual assortment of writers who want to opine about Democrats, Republicans, teacher pensions and ou...
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When courts defer to governmentApr 03, 2011 2:00 am - A dialectic of judicial deference and political arrogance is on display in St. Louis. When excessively deferential courts permit governmental arrogance, additional arrog...
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A Latino middle-class challengeApr 03, 2011 2:00 am - When the U.S. Census Bureau released its population estimates from the nation’s 2010 head count, Hispanics across the country rejoiced in the power of their numbers. Th...
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Dismantle outdated townshipsApr 03, 2011 12:00 am - During the 1800s, a still rural state of Illinois let counties establish townships that were designed for residents to administer government services on a localized scal...
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A 'reformer' leading Syria? Not a chanceApr 01, 2011 12:00 am - Many of the members of Congress of both parties who have gone to Syria in recent months have said they believe he's a reformer. — Hillary Clinton on Bashar al-Assad, Mar...