Protection of religious freedom means considering the faiths and beliefs of everyone involved.
Our Founding Fathers drafted the Bill of Rights to ensure that We the People could determine how best to protect our communities.
We need to replace hyperbole with a reasonable, informed discussion about how to reinvent the federal budget with more transparency and better accountability.
I like to take out the recycling because I actually feel like I'm doing something.
Whether I'm reading a national publication or one of my local Chicago newspapers, I don't need to turn too many pages before I stumble upon another scandal. Not only do ethics violations deteriorate the public trust, but they also disrupt and undermine legitimate debate and policy.