Columns
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Grammar Moses: Close, but no cigarJan 20, 2024 6:15 pm - I received a public relations dispatch recently that had nothing wrong with it, but it did remind me how similar words can work in a sentence. “Please find a press releas...
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State liquor tax revenues dropped last year. Will lawmakers raise tax rates?Jan 20, 2024 5:30 pm - For the first time in at least a decade, annual liquor tax revenue in Illinois declined. The modest 0.3% drop from $318.9 million in fiscal year 2022 to $318.1 million in...
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Throwing me at Donald TrumpJan 20, 2024 2:29 pm - I'm a reasonable man. I do not raise my voice to my wife. If you cut me off on the highway, I do not make rude hand gestures. I do not roll my eyes and sigh if there are ...
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Let’s show compassionJan 19, 2024 5:51 pm - Imagine being on a long and perilous journey to the promised land of America. When arriving, you are tired, thirsty, cold and scared. Due to circumstances beyond your con...
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Who's drowning out your voice?Jan 19, 2024 5:49 pm - Jan. 21 is the 14th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision to allow unlimited spending by corporations on electioneering communications. We all ...
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The circus of congressional hearingsJan 19, 2024 4:51 pm - Hunter Biden leaves a House Oversight Committee markup on Wednesday, Jan. 10, as they consider a resolution to hold him in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena las...
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Reform Medicare Advantage practicesJan 19, 2024 4:50 pm - Despite its name, “Medicare Advantage” (MA) is not an advantage for seniors and people with disabilities. It’s not even the same Medicare program that Americans have come...
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Six state police vehicles hit in a week serves as reminder of Scott’s LawJan 19, 2024 11:56 am - Between the foot of snow that fell in some areas and the bitter cold that turned all that precipitation icy, it was a rough holiday weekend on Illinois' roads. That was e...
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Demotion to Rockford might do Reichel some goodJan 18, 2024 8:35 pm - Chicago Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson and coach Luke Richardson should seriously consider sending struggling forward Lukas Reichel to Rockford, writes John Dietz.
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Encouraging distinctions and the misnamed ‘good ole days’Jan 18, 2024 6:48 pm - Among other topics, I like to read history, especially American history, and one of the dominant lessons this has taught me is how misguided we often are in our remembran...