Articles filed under Politics
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Syndicated columnist Marc Dion: The junkie's and the driver's lament: You gotta have somethin'Mar 15, 2022 1:00 am - Where I live, it's impossible to get heroin that isn't laced with fentanyl. In fact, most of what is sold as heroin is fentanyl. If you use it as directed, fentanyl kill...
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Syndicated columnist Debra Saunders: The People's House - without the peopleMar 15, 2022 1:00 am - It's been close to two years since Congress closed its doors to the public to slow the spread of COVID-19. While states and local governments are discarding their COVID-...
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Daily Herald Opinion: DuPage County's participation may help towns fighting impact of proposed rail mergerMar 15, 2022 1:00 am - Eight suburban towns fighting a pending railroad merger have gained a valuable ally: DuPage County. The DuPage County Board voted last week to join the communities in op...
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Guest opinion: Afghan scholars in U.S. face an uncertain futureMar 14, 2022 1:00 am - There is a conversation going on. It involves scores of young scholars across the length and breadth of America, ensconced in universities where they pursue graduate stu...
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Republican candidate blames now-fired staffer for tweet calling Ukrainian president a 'thug'Mar 14, 2022 1:00 am - A Chicago-area Republican congressional candidate on Monday said a now-fired staffer was responsible for a tweet on his account that called Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
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District 25 could go to voters twice this year in effort to fund additions for kindergartenMar 13, 2022 6:20 am - Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 hasn't had a referendum since 2005, but officials may try twice this year to gain voter approval for raising taxes to build scho...
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Ukraine shows we live in a nationalist worldMar 13, 2022 1:00 am - It turns out that we live in a nationalist world. That's one of the lessons people are learning from the surprise early results of the Russo-Ukrainian war. This is certa...
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Breonna Taylor two years later: reform should not happen one death at a timeMar 13, 2022 1:00 am - On March 3, a jury found former Louisville Metro Police Department officer Brett Hankison not guilty of wanton endangerment. Breonna Taylor was not the victim in this tr...
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Guest opinion: Communities need state funding restored to protect property taxesMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - As the elected village presidents of Hanover Park and Hoffman Estates, it is our pleasure to write this essay on behalf of our residents concerning the restoration of th...
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US slashes Russia trade status, bans alcohol and seafoodMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden announced Friday the U.S. will dramatically downgrade its trade status with Russia as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine and a...