Articles filed under Opinion
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The cultural factors at play in Africa's HIV crisisApr 26, 2016 1:00 am - LUSAKA, Zambia - Mary, who is 24 but looks barely 18, has already experienced more than enough betrayal for any lifetime. Shyly but deliberately, she told of feeling sic...
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Black votes matterApr 26, 2016 1:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. - African-Americans in the South can't get a break when it comes to voting, as history can't deny. After all they've endured through slavery, Jim Crow ...
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Legislation on private facilities aims to protect everyone's privacyApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - It may surprise many parents and students to learn that schools are now granting students access to restrooms and locker rooms based upon a subjective view of personal g...
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Let's speed up pace of government consolidationApr 24, 2016 1:00 am - By Dan Cronin Guest columnist At this time of year, Illinoisans' thoughts turn to their tax bills. Most of us have just completed our income tax returns and we are eithe...
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Prince death poignant point on how music fills our livesApr 23, 2016 2:00 pm - Surely you remember where you were, what you were doing, when you first heard of such earth-shattering events as the Sept. 11 attack or Challenger disaster? Those moment...
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School funding could be foundation for 'grand bargain' on tax policyApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Prior to Republican Bruce Rauner's election, Democrats controlled both the General Assembly and governor's office. This led many to blame Springfield's failure to resolv...
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'Lali's Law' is a legacy of saving livesApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - By U.S. Rep. Bob Dold and Chelsea Laliberte Guest columnists Alex Laliberte played sports at Stevenson High School, did well in school and cared about his friends and fa...
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Slusher: Simple mantra of news judgment worth repeating in complicated timesApr 20, 2016 11:00 pm - Useful. Different. Relevant. Time was, those were the three most important words in the Daily Herald newsroom, as close to a collective mantra as a body of committed ske...
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Behind Bill's exchange with 'Black Lives Matter' activistsApr 20, 2016 1:00 am - Watching Bill Clinton bickering with Black Lives Matter activists in Philadelphia recently, I had several conflicting, and not entirely praiseworthy responses. One was t...
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The GOP would unify around Trump at its perilApr 20, 2016 1:00 am - The other day I spied a high Republican official walking on the street and called out his name. He stopped, hit his smile app and exclaimed how glad he was to see me. "W...