Opinion
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John Homan: Taking a stand for journalists, the media, Colin KaepernickSep 10, 2018 11:00 pm - I thought long and hard about what I could write about this week that wouldn't tick off at least half of you. And I've got nothing. The bottom line is that I can't make...
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Homan: Hope you have fond memories of your youthJun 20, 2018 1:00 am - When we're young, we can't wait to get older. We measure our age in half years. We're not 8; we're 8½. But as we get older, time is going faster than the speed of light...
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Rich Miller: Polls show Rauner ahead among downstate voters, but not by enoughJun 20, 2018 1:00 am - According to a recent Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll, Democrat J.B. Pritzker leads Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner by nine points, 36-27, with 26 percent choosing an unnam...
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Five questions with ... Dylan Webb of HarrisburgJun 20, 2018 1:00 am - Q. Should school be open year round, or does it just make more sense to have the entire summer off? It makes more sense to have the entire summer off. Instead of breakin...
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Our view: The last word on Father's Day, 2018Jun 20, 2018 1:00 am - Fathers occupy a special place in our lives. Usually for good but sometimes for ill, they are interwoven with who we are. For this Father's Day, we went out in search of...
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Five questions with ... Harry Riddle of HarrisburgJun 18, 2018 1:00 am - Q. Should school be open year round, or does it make more sense for kids to have the entire summer off? Riddle: I think we would be better off going year 'round instead...
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John Homan: Numbers don't lie, it's time to stop texting while drivingJun 18, 2018 1:00 am - How safe do you feel when you're out on the road driving? Would you feel safer if other drivers weren't distracted drivers? I think most of us would be, don't you think...
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Rich Miller: It'll take more than Mapes leaving to change Statehouse cultureJun 17, 2018 1:00 am - If you ask anyone at the Statehouse about House Speaker Michael Madigan's former chief of staff Tim Mapes, they'll all say he made the trains run on time. Mapes made sur...
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Five questions with ... Daniel Scheffer of HarrisburgJun 06, 2018 1:00 am - Q. How productive do you think a face-to-face meeting will be between President Trump and Kim Jong Un? I believe it's going to be very nonproductive but is very importan...
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Counting the holes in allegations against Rep. Lou LangJun 06, 2018 1:00 am - Pointing out the holes in Maryann Loncar's allegations against Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie) is like shooting fish in a barrel. But it doesn't necessarily mean that absolutel...