Articles filed under Opinion
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Slusher: New columnist comes full circle to hometown newspaperOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - The Daily Herald employs some of the finest journalists and writers in the country. Sometimes, they go on to bigger things - not just at the Tribune or Sun-Times down th...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorialsOct 19, 2016 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ____ Oct. 18 The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on the use of animals in medical training: Washington Universit...
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Clinton promises major wealth redistributionOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - By Byron York Even by the standards of liberal Democrats, Hillary Clinton is running the most frankly redistributionist presidential campaign in years. She promises mass...
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How does a newspaper respond to threats? This is how.Oct 19, 2016 1:00 am - As someone who has spent a career in the business of words, it's unusual to find myself speechless. Yet, there I was, a little more than two weeks ago. What is the corre...
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'Lockbox' would limit options in emergencyOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - The first item on the ballot this fall is an amendment to the Illinois Constitution that could establish a very dangerous precedent. The Illinois Constitution lays out a...
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The greatest fear of allOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - If I were to distill a recent public discussion about the state of our nation to one word, it would be "worried." Not fearful, not angry, but worr...
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This awful but illuminating campaignOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - I have a man in mind. He is in his 60s, successful, handsome in his way with a commanding voice, an apartment in the city, a place in the country and a driver to take hi...
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Greatness, goodness in AmericaOct 16, 2016 1:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer So far as I can tell, nobody in public life seemed to notice that a phrase used at least twice in the sexually explicit "historic" Hillary Clinton-...
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What to do when Olympic star is caught in rain, traffic?Oct 15, 2016 2:00 pm - It was a news crisis of epic proportions! At our afternoon news meeting, it was decided that a local appearance by Olympic darling Simone Biles was a story that warrante...
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What do political candidates owe to their voters?Oct 14, 2016 1:00 am - In the midst of election season, debates between presidential candidates capture the headlines. But, here in suburban Chicago, finding an actual debate between candidate...