Articles filed under Opinion
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'Climate change' is sinkingJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Three modern myths have been sold to the American people: the promise of a transparent administration (President Obama); the promise of a more ethical Congress (Speaker ...
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Medical marijuana is bad medicine, bad policyJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The Illinois organizations and doctors opposed to the proposed medical marijuana law support the research necessary to gain FDA approval of any drug, including cannabis....
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Legal medical marijuana a vote for compassionJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - If a member of your family, a close friend or even a neighbor whom you did not know very well were in severe pain, wouldn't you want to do what you could to help relieve...
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Myth: News media are biasedMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - At a time when America seems polarized over virtually every major issue, there's one thing that politicians of all persuasions can agree on: The media are biased. One si...
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Selling Americans on green practicesMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - I wonder how many people still hear the call for personal action to save the planet. Today, contentment is growing in our country about the quality of the environment. A...
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The price of freedom: A POW's storyMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - "Freedom is not free" writes William W. Smith whenever he signs his book, "A Moment in Time." Bill, 80, speaks with considerable authority on the subject of freedom, hav...
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One woman's reflection on the immigration debateMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - After the Mother's Day brunches have long passed, perhaps it is still fitting to chew on the meaning of motherhood and sacrifice. That my mother sacrificed for her child...
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Frugality theaterMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Barack Obama, an unbeliever genuflecting before the altar of frugality, is asking Congress, as presidents do, to give him something like a line-item veto. Coming in toda...
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Political 'wisdom' and expiration datesMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Much of political wisdom consists simply of understanding and acknowledging which subjects and practices are off limits. Yes, I know, to some people the very term "polit...
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A case for a moral imperativeMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - In June 1969, the stretch of the Cuyahoga River that runs through Cleveland was so polluted that it caught fire. Time magazine described the Cuyahoga this way: "Chocolat...