Articles filed under Politics
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'They needed to be there,' says widow who focuses on the good of husband's Afghanistan serviceAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - America is leaving Afghanistan, but a part of Arlington Heights widow Katie Stack can never leave that war-torn nation. "If I look at it as my husband's sacrifice was fo...
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Illinois' congressional map drawing does not need to be contentiousAug 16, 2021 1:00 am - The Census Bureau has released detailed census data that will permit every state to redraw their congressional maps. Illinois' decrease in population since 2010 means th...
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California liberals flunking first test of governmentAug 15, 2021 1:00 am - Will Gov. Gavin Newsom be the second Democratic California governor to be recalled and removed from office in this (or the last) century? Polls suggest that's one possib...
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Good for the NFLAug 15, 2021 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich The new policy of the NFL, widely reported in recent weeks, hits players and teams exactly where it hurts. If there is an outbreak among unvaccinated p...
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Editorial: The arrival of climate changeAug 14, 2021 2:00 pm - If you're like us, when the tornado warnings were going out across the suburbs last week, along with several days of stormy weather, you may have wondered: Is this one m...
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Beware the street-name policeAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - Old Town is a historic corner of Alexandria, Virginia, rich with historic homes inhabited by many of Washington, D.C.'s managing class. Alexandria voted overwhelmingly f...
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Mental health matters more than adolescent milestonesAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - My daughter was a junior in high school when her therapist called me into her office. I bounced my toddler on my knee and tried to absorb what the therapist was saying. ...
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Constable: How homes with guns can reduce the risksAug 12, 2021 5:30 am - In our imperfect world, it's impossible to protect every person from every lurking danger. So we focus on risk reduction. People get killed in car crashes, but we can re...
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A tale of two sicknesses, and the making of public policyAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - Two stories recently in the news: No. 1: Rolling Stone magazine reported in May on a diatribe by guitar virtuoso Eric Clapton describing his harrowing personal experienc...
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The Texas Democrats' farce continuesAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - Remember the Texas Democrats? Last month, 51 Democratic state lawmakers boarded private planes in Austin, headed for Washington, D.C. Their purpose was to stop a Republi...