Articles filed under Opinion
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Illinois voters should consider Cruz's Iowa win over Big EthanolFeb 12, 2016 12:00 am - Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won the Iowa caucus, defeating Republican front-runner Donald J. Trump. While Trump spent much of his time in Iowa scaring voters about a Cruz presid...
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Lessons of history are lost on the plains of AfghanistanFeb 12, 2016 12:00 am - Several days ago, I was leafing through my old columns and found myself faced with Afghanistan! Only, it was the Afghanistan of the late 1980s, which was an immeasurably...
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Slusher: Some deceptions to watch for as election approachesFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - It should always be affirmed at the outset that for most elections, most candidates behave with dignity and a sense of responsibility. But at the same time, many don't. ...
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Why women in office matterFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - Millennial women shouted their views with their votes in New Hampshire, where almost 80 percent of them went for Bernie Sanders. The primary followed a flurry of storie...
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A rising storm of ethnic fearFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - Let me tell you about my boat. It has a single mast and a cabin at the stern. It is painted white with a red stripe at the water line. I bought it in Denmark, at the por...
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Strain on earth's resources is beginning to showFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - In the earliest Republican presidential debates, one of the most frightening moments came when Carly Fiorina described her "memory" of seeing a "fully formed fetus on th...
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Adding obscenity to Trump's dishonest populismFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - When the Watergate tapes were released, some Americans were dismayed at the many "expletives deleted" that Richard Nixon employed in private conversation. But as histori...
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Hillary's golden tongueFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - PALM BEACH, Fla. - As speaking fees go, Hillary Clinton's allegedly scandalous $200,000 per engagement is chump change compared with Donald Trump's $1.5 million. But, of...
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Suburban non-profit fluorishes without government relianceFeb 08, 2016 12:00 am - What happens in a state without a balanced budget? Some Illinoisans are learning the hard way. Across the state, the lack of a state budget has meant social service prov...
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Davis: When issue gets tough, tough to get a COD commentFeb 07, 2016 4:00 am - The deadline for the hopelessly deadlocked College of DuPage board to choose a replacement trustee for the resigned Kathy Hamilton expires in four days. I'll go out on ...