Articles filed under Politics
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Is a tax increase on the agenda in Springfield?Jan 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers will return to Springfield on Friday for a brief session that Republicans warn will include an attempt to raise the income tax to cover ...
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What a president-elect must deal withJan 03, 2021 12:00 am - Joe Biden won't become President of the United States for a few weeks yet, but it's fair to say he's already feeling the pressures of the office. I think being president...
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Remaining confident in the face of great personal lossesJan 03, 2021 12:00 am - As the dawn of a new year approaches, I suspect that most of us will be glad to put 2020 in our rear view mirrors. I know I will. What began with an absurd television pr...
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Only three new state laws take effect in 2021, plus minimum wage goes up againJan 01, 2021 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - When a new year begins in Illinois, typically dozens if not hundreds of new laws go into effect. Not this year. Like so many other things in 2020, the leg...
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We are not helplessJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - This is a tightrope column, the kind you'd rather not write, about an event you don't feel you can ignore. You tread carefully, but you want people to pay attention as y...
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Life in Los AngelesJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - Los Angeles is on the verge of becoming the world's biggest COVID hot spot. "The epicenter," we say, shaking our heads. How did this happen? "It's not so bad here," we s...
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Auld Lang Syne: New Year brings final UK-EU Brexit splitDec 31, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON - Like a separated couple still living together, Britain and the European Union spent 2020 wrangling and wondering whether they can remain friends. On Thursday, t...
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For all our sakes, let's resolve to move together into a better futureDec 31, 2020 12:00 am - If there is one word to sum up 2020, I believe it would be "polarization." In the past, when we as a country experienced intense stress, grief and loss, it brought us t...
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Brady resigns seat after 27 years in state legislatureDec 31, 2020 12:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Republican state Sen. Bill Brady, who stepped down as Republican leader in the Senate as efforts were made to oust him from the post, on Thursday ann...
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Cultivating hope and resilience during COVID-19Dec 30, 2020 12:00 am - Since March of 2020, on average I sleep about four to six hours a night and work 12 to 16 hours a day, seven days a week. Other than my daily walk around the neighborhoo...