Articles filed under Opinion
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Presidential tantrums won't end gun violenceOct 07, 2015 1:00 am - Following the mass shooting at Umpqua Community College, a "smoldering" (as one commentator put it) President Obama gave a revealing speech - a clarification, a culminat...
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New McCarthyism at the GOPOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - The lede to this column is a deep, guttural groan that originates in the throat and expands into the lungs before collapsing in the pit of the stomach. How do you spell...
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Should Republicans appear on Colbert?Oct 06, 2015 1:00 am - Stephen Colbert spent nine years mocking conservatives on a comedy program premised on mocking conservatives. It was a good fit; Colbert's political views lean left, and...
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PARCC tests set baseline for improving education in IllinoisOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - As expected, Illinois received a reality check in the form of its first statewide Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) score results d...
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Second valiant effort to save eagle falls shortOct 02, 2015 11:00 pm - It was a story of great hope and raptorian perseverance. Wounded by a BB gun and with a pellet lodged in his wing, the bald eagle could not fly. Nor could he find water ...
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Health tax hurting Illinois small businessesOct 02, 2015 1:00 am - As a small-business owner in Illinois, I've watched the Land of Lincoln struggle when it comes to job creation and economic development. Our high real estate taxes and l...
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The 'I-word,' Dr. Carson and hard truthsOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - Seldom, even in this wordy city, does one word dominate political life so. Here it is fall already and that word hovers over everything, like a crow preparing for its wi...
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GOP's 'brat pack' must do more than winOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - The Republican Party's "Freedom Caucus," which has several less-charitable nicknames on Capitol Hill, is the dog that caught the car. Now what? Having (sort of) unseate...
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Francis' profound personalismSep 30, 2015 1:00 am - Pope Francis has delivered to Congress his State of the Soul address - historically sophisticated, gracefully appropriate, morally ambitious - and I am all for making it...
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Congress must keep its spending promise to Illinois taxpayersSep 30, 2015 1:00 am - Will Congress keep its word? Illinois' senators and representatives are trying to dodge this question, but they'll have to answer it before the year is out. By all accou...