Articles filed under Politics
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Student loans: payment optionalMay 05, 2022 1:00 am - Last year, President Joe Biden nixed the idea of a huge student loan forgiveness package when he told The New York Times' David Brooks, "The idea that you go to Penn and...
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Casten, Newman to appear at Willowbrook candidate forumMay 05, 2022 1:00 am - The two incumbent lawmakers seeking the Democratic nomination in Illinois' 6th Congressional District will come together Friday for a candidate forum in Willowbrook. Two...
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Guest columnist Javeed Akhter: U.S. demonstrating openness that India is suppressingMay 05, 2022 1:00 am - Listening to the constant barrage of news about the anti-Muslim incidents coming from India, I entered the month of Ramadan in a gloomy mood. Although I am a deeply patr...
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Roe repeal would force daunting dilemma on women seeking abortionMay 04, 2022 1:00 am - I am furious that a conservatively stacked Supreme Court reportedly has decided to strip abortion care from millions of people of reproductive age. By ignoring half a ce...
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Guest columnist Amy Gehrke: Public rejects extremism of Illinois abortion policyMay 04, 2022 1:00 am - Roe v. Wade created an erroneous "right" to abortion that has no standing in the United States Constitution. We believe that the leak of the United States Supreme Court ...
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Abortions for out-of-state women are climbing in Illinois - and that's sure to growMay 04, 2022 1:00 am - As abortion access elsewhere has become more restrictive, Illinois providers have seen a dramatic rise in residents from neighboring states seeking the procedure here. I...
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Watch Republicans discuss issues in 8th Congressional DistrictMay 03, 2022 3:00 pm - Three of the five Republican candidates for U.S. House in the 8th Congressional District took part in a joint Zoom interview Tuesday with the Daily Herald - Chris Dargis...
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GOP candidates for 6th Congressional District seat talk abortion and more in online forumMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - Five of the six Republicans running for Illinois' 6th Congressional District seat shared their opinions on abortion, voting rights and other issues during an online foru...
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Syndicated columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp: Journalism is in search of the iPod/Napster solutionMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - It's no secret that journalism is struggling. News deserts exist where local publications have folded, and in other places corporate ownership has replaced hometown fami...
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Guest columnist state Sen. Mark Walker: Nuclear energy ban holds back our climate, economic successMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - Last year, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Climate & Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), a nation-leading initiative dedicating Illinois to a 100% carbon-free energy gri...