Monday, August 29, 2011

Opinion Express

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In America's pantheon: King in word and stone

In the heart of the nation's capital, Martin Luther King, Jr., takes his place in the American pantheon, the only non-president to be so honored.

Europe takes a defense holiday Europe takes a defense holiday

The success in Libya shows NATO doesn't have to depend on Washington to do all the tough jobs.

Legislative ethics? They're only suggestions.

"Recently, Randy Erford, the Executive Director of the Legislative Ethics Commission, and I were invited by the National Conference of State Legislatures to speak in Springfield with a visiting delegation of South African legislative leaders on the subject of ethics and ethics reform in Illinois. The NCSL representative informed us that the delegation was especially interested in Illinois due to the general perception held by the delegation that our state stands out as being one of the more corrupt."

Today's columnists

Give King memorial a chance Page: Give King memorial a chance

It is poignantly appropriate that the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial has stirred controversy. After all, so did King.

Hold the balloons and confetti, the presidential race has barely started Zorn: The presidential race has barely started

Texas Gov. "Rick Perry leads GOP field in new Gallup poll," one headline told us last week. "Poll: Obama in tight race against Republican rivals," said another.


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