Articles filed under Opinion
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Join effort to change Illinois politicsAug 09, 2016 1:00 am - Last spring, we co-authored a call to action for voters in Illinois to engage in legislative redistricting reform by signing a petition to put the Independent Map Amendm...
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Day of reckoning is coming for IllinoisAug 08, 2016 1:00 am - If you're still in shock from that recent property tax bill you had to pay, prepare yourself. There's plenty more coming in January. No, not your December credit card bi...
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A cure worse than the diseaseAug 07, 2016 1:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts One of the most important political events of the summer took place in a federal courtroom in Virginia last month. There, a three-...
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Summer interns inspire hope for future of journalismAug 06, 2016 2:00 pm - I loved the photo selected for our weekly "Perspective" in one of the July 10 Neighbor sections of our print editions. It was a terrific shot of a participant in Chicag...
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The center is missingAug 05, 2016 1:00 am - Many years ago, when Chile was deep into one of Latin America's most profound conflicts between democracy and communism, I became friends with - and was filled with admi...
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Fox and friends with benefitsAug 04, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - No one would mistake Roger Ailes for a ladies man, at least not without a fistful of dollars - or a garter belt. So emerges a fresh image of the man who cr...
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Slusher: Expansion reflects, reinforces commitment to communityAug 04, 2016 1:00 am - The quote that is probably best known when referring to the Daily Herald's mission is Hosea Paddock's objective to "Fear God, tell the truth and make money" that tops ou...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorialsAug 03, 2016 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ____ Aug. 3 The Telegraph, United Kingdom, on the UK Independence Party: Contrary to appearances, the pr...
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It's not too late to repudiate - and it could regain soul of GOPAug 03, 2016 1:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Every nation has sacred places, where history has stopped and lingered, and visitors are hushed by memories of redemptive sacrifice. One is the balcony...
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Khizr Khan, Donald Trump, and the debate over Muslim immigrationAug 03, 2016 1:00 am - There's a sensation building over the Democratic convention speech of Khizr Khan, a Pakistani-born Virginia lawyer whose son Humayun was killed in action while serving a...