Articles filed under Opinion
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For Trump, NATO membership comes with strings attachedAug 02, 2016 1:00 am - Once in a while, in political campaigns filled with "definitive" incidents, there is one event that stands out as truly defining the character of the political figure in...
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Trump dishonors the ultimate sacrificeAug 02, 2016 1:00 am - By Richard Cohen Donald Trump betrays the betrayed. In his acceptance speech at the Republican convention, Trump accurately and forcibly identified his core constituenc...
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Stopgap spending plan a necessary evilAug 01, 2016 1:00 am - At the end of June, the General Assembly and governor agreed on a partial spending plan for state operations. The plan was a mishmash of spending covering FY'16 and FY'...
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Not a Democrat, but certainly not a RepublicanJul 31, 2016 1:00 am - By Kathleen Parker PHILADELPHIA - A longtime Republican friend texted just as the Democratic National Convention was burying itself in balloons: "I'm sorry," she said,...
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It's Clinton, not Trump, who's replaying the Nixon scenarioJul 31, 2016 1:00 am - In Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton faced three separate goals: 1. She needed the convention to tread the political needle to soothe Bernie Sanders delegates hurt feelings;...
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At last, nation has a woman with legitimate chance to be presidentJul 29, 2016 1:00 am - It's about time. With the history-making nomination of Hillary Clinton, the party that prides itself on inclusion has finally recognized one half of the human race. It's...
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Demand action from lawmakers on term limits amendmentJul 28, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois has unprecedented challenges. We have overdue bills and a severely underfunded pension system that is crippling our ability to invest in education, infrastruct...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorialsJul 27, 2016 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ____ July 27 The Philadelphia Inquirer on the Democratic National Convention: Paul Simon's "Bridge Over ...
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The resilience of loveJul 27, 2016 1:00 am - OSWIECEM, POLAND - The first thing you notice as you approach Auschwitz, the former Nazi concentration camp here, are the billboards for real estate, the Italian restaur...
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Does Hillary have what it takes to build on faith issues?Jul 27, 2016 1:00 am - With Thomas Hobbes now firmly in charge of Republican messaging - the world is a dark, Darwinian bloodbath, unless we turn over power to a strong ruler who will protect ...