Articles filed under Politics
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Biden proclaims NATO alliance 'more united than ever' as he celebrates new member FinlandJul 13, 2023 1:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - President Joe Biden said he and other NATO leaders showed the world that the military alliance remains "more united than ever," as he on Thursday capped ...
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Columnist Jim Slusher: What would have happened at Northwestern without those news reports?Jul 13, 2023 1:00 am - By Jim Slusher jslusher@dailyherald.com It is indisputable that publicity complicates leaders' decision making, but that doesn't have to mean it leads to bad decisions. ...
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Supreme Court rejects liberal arguments based on liesJul 13, 2023 1:00 am - "This is not a normal court." So said President Joe Biden as the Supreme Court was handing down its rulings in big cases decided since its current term began last Octobe...
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When life is real as rentJul 12, 2023 1:00 am - You don't know anything about poor, working and middle-class America until you try to rent an apartment. I'm not talking about renting an apartment for yourself. I'm tal...
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Fighting the fentanyl epidemic requires both international and local actionJul 12, 2023 1:00 am - While our attention has been drawn lately to the Titan submersible and Canadian wildfires, a hidden disaster continues to plague Illinois and our nation. In 2021, more t...
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Israel has every right to challenge 'Murder, Inc.' in JeninJul 11, 2023 1:00 am - Webster's Dictionary defines "sophomoric" as "overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed." This fairly describes Israel's bitter critics who, as always, denounced Is...
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Should the homeless have the constitutional right to sleep in public parks?Jul 11, 2023 1:00 am - Is there a constitutional right to sleep in a public park or beach? In the western United States there is, and that is wrong, according to the conservative minority of j...
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College days and college debtJul 10, 2023 1:00 am - As many of my old high school friends and crowd descended into mid to late 90s partying - "stoned and dethroned," run-ins with the law, rowdy punk concerts at rundown bo...
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Three warnings about election seasonJul 09, 2023 1:00 am - As elections approach, sweeping generalizations have a certain allure that often energizes the frustrated and captivates the hopeful. However, it's essential that we as ...
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A personal reflection on affirmative actionJul 09, 2023 1:00 am - When the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action at the end of June, I immediately thought about how the University of California system had to end their "race-consc...