Articles filed under Politics
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The GOP's 'woke capital' awakeningMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - One of the unfortunate vestiges of liberalism's lingering influence upon American conservatism, and by extension the Republican Party that is conservatism's default poli...
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Senate committee advances bills on sex ed, decriminalizing HIV transmissionMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation that would overhaul sex education in Illinois and a measure to decriminalize the transmission of HIV were among several bills that passed the S...
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Tragedy of India: Leaders focus on damage control, not helpMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - "We are praying that we do not catch the coronavirus in the next few weeks" she said. "If we do, we are dead." "There are no beds available in hospitals," she continued...
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Andrew Goczkowski sworn in as Des Plaines' mayorMay 04, 2021 5:30 am - After two years as alderman for Des Plaines' 8th Ward, Andrew Goczkowski began his tenure as the city's mayor Monday. Goczkowski, 38, took the oath of office during the ...
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The 2020 census: Small Republican gains in a nation hunkered downMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - The COVID-delayed results of the 2020 census are finally in, with totals for the 50 states and the District of Columbia at nearly one-third of a billion - 331,449,281 - ...
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Secretary of state calls for new Martin Luther King statue on Capitol groundsMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Tuesday said it's time for the state to construct a new statue commemorating Martin Luther King Jr., as the curr...
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FDA's anti-smoking proposals head toward slippery slope of regulationsMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - If it doesn't look like avocado toast, you can't have it. That's the message I get loud and clear from Uncle Sam when I read story after story about the Food and Drug Ad...
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Pelosi and Harris made history. What's next?May 02, 2021 1:00 am - There are many reasons to reflect on the historical significance of President Joe Biden's first joint address to Congress. It was a great speech by a man who understands...
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Protecting nuclear plants should be key provision of Illinois climate policyMay 02, 2021 1:00 am - Springfield is debating whether to save Illinois' nuclear plants from premature closure. Our plants are being forced to compete against historically cheap natural gas in...
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Maxine Waters' anti-cop rhetoric is getting Black people killedApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - In June 2018, Rep. Maxine Waters, a Califorina Democrat, publicly exhorted her supporters to harass cabinet members of the Trump administration. At an outdoor rally in L...