Articles filed under Politics
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The questions facing President Trump if we leave Russian missile treatyFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - In October 1983, more than a million Germans took to the streets to protest the deployment of American nuclear-armed Pershing missiles on German soil. Large protests wer...
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How being a full-time mom prepared Nancy Pelosi for this momentFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - Last month, Nancy Corinne Prowda was watching television when her mother, Nancy Pelosi, came on the screen. Pelosi had disinvited President Donald Trump from giving his ...
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As local elections approach, League of Women Voters can helpFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - The political stage is not just on the national level and the people of Illinois know it. Illinois voters care about the politics and issues in their own back yard, espe...
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Marijuana, mental illness and violenceFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - By Walter E. Williams See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: © 2019, Creators ...
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The three cost drivers Pritzker should addressFeb 12, 2019 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker won 55 percent of the vote this November. He can couple that overwhelming voter support with Democratic majorities in the Illinois General Assembly. ...
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DuPage leaders outline what they want from SpringfieldFeb 12, 2019 12:00 am - An organization representing DuPage County's towns and villages wants Illinois lawmakers to protect local tax revenue, consolidate public safety pensions and approve a s...
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Landrieu's message of healing unwelcome among Democrats bent on warfareFeb 12, 2019 12:00 am - It is the tragedy of America that a story of freedom, self-government, religious liberty, entrepreneurship and inclusion is also a story of forced migration, stolen labo...
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Downstate retailers propose smaller minimum wage outside ChicagoFeb 12, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A group of Downstate business owners on Monday warned of dire consequences should a $15 per-hour minimum wage hike which passed the Senate last week become...
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Seven referendums on Lake ballots in AprilFeb 11, 2019 4:30 am - Seven referendums will appear on Lake County ballots for this spring's consolidated local election. The proposals include funding requests for school construction, water...
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House Democratic leaders call Ilhan Omar's tweets 'anti-Semitic' and 'deeply offensive'Feb 11, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Democratic leaders are calling on Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., to apologize for what many saw as anti-Semitic comments perpetuating the tired stereotype ...