Guest Opinion | Wednesday, July 16,2008

Three steps

Cutting energy consumption doesn’t have to be painful, but it’s necessary

Untitled Document The United States of America uses approximately 20 percent of all energy generated worldwide. Per unit of economic output, our economy is twice as energy intens

Guest Opinion | Wednesday, July 9,2008

The facts of life

TV teaches me how to be “ay-oh, oh-ay”

By Rich Mansfield

Untitled Document Throughout the course of our lives, we learn many valuable lessons about ourselves and those around us. In a constant state of motion, we go from one mode of li

Guest Opinion | Wednesday, July 2,2008

A blank check for war

Democrats — good for platitudes, little more

By John Nichols

Untitled Document President George W. Bush, who has never chosen to take responsibility for addressing the mess he created in Iraq, has now been given permission by Congress to f

Guest Opinion | Wednesday, June 18,2008

The Constitution wins, by one vote

Or, why the stakes are so high this November

By Roland Klose

Untitled Document After 9/11, the U.S. rounded up hundreds of foreigners suspected of having ties to Al Qaeda or the Taliban, designated them enemy combatants, and imprisoned the

Guest Opinion | Wednesday, May 7,2008

Monkey love

Patiently awaiting the return of our diaper-clad, poo-flinging friends

By Rich Mansfield

Untitled Document If life has taught us anything about ourselves, it is this: We love monkeys. I’m not certain why — whether it is something on the base level of evol

Guest Opinion | Wednesday, April 30,2008

We must do better

Illinois lags behind other states in promoting energy efficiency

By Mattie Hunter

Untitled Document As our economy sputters, utility bills soar, the number of home foreclosures skyrockets, and pollution builds, wouldn’t it be great to have a solution tha

Guest Opinion | Wednesday, April 23,2008

A matter of equity

Why extending domestic partner benefits to employees makes sense

By Ashley Krstulovich

Untitled Document As soon as this October, Arizona may become the 15th state to provide domestic-partner benefits to state employees. Such benefits have become the logical extens

Guest Opinion | Wednesday, April 9,2008

Results matter

Studies show that abstinence-only programs don’t work

By Cristina Page

Untitled Document New research reveals that female students in programs that promote abstinence exclusively are more likely to get pregnant than those in programs that teach abou

Guest Opinion | Wednesday, March 26,2008

The prophet Jeremiah

Like Huckabee, we should cut Obama’s preacher some slack

By Peter Ellertsen

Untitled Document We won’t know who wins this year’s presidential election till November, of course, but I can declare one winner already: Mike Huckabee’s defen

Guest Opinion | Wednesday, March 19,2008

March of March

Marking the days from winter to spring

By Roy L. French

Untitled Document March 2 — A celebration of the sun. I have been walking on frozen snow for two months, the frailty of snowflakes built into awesome cliffs and drifts