Saturday, November 5, 2011

Opinion Express

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Talking safety

Andrew Wegrzyn piled into a Jeep with a bunch of friends a few weeks ago for a three-block trip to a restaurant. He didn't bother with a seat belt.

Revenge of the nerds

"You made a huge mistake by taking one of us."

What others are saying

An Israeli attack on Iran would kill what is left of the Arab Spring. Syrians would be forced to rally behind Bashar al-Assad and his Iranian allies. Likely in Yemen as well, Ali Abdullah Saleh would use the attack to silence his opposition. A budding Tehran-Baghdad-Damascus-Beirut axis would be brought to fruition and strengthened, creating a problem for the U.S. from the Gulf to the Eastern Mediterranean. Such an Israeli attack would certainly give the Muslim Brotherhood a fillip in the parliamentary elections, which the U.S. would see as undesirable.

Today's columnists

Alvarez does right, but gets it wrong Zorn: Alvarez does right, but gets it wrong

The most perplexing and troubling thing about this case for me is that I don't think we know exactly what happened here. It's convoluted and confusing. I don't believe we can say for sure that they're innocent …

10 things you might not know about Chicago protests 10 things you might not know about Chicago protests

Occupy Chicago protesters are writing another chapter in a long history of dissent in this city. Here are 10 demonstrated facts:


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