Articles filed under Politics
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In reopening schools, state next must address educational recovery plansJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - For months, we have witnessed in awe the resilience displayed by our students, families and school staff as they navigate the COVID-19 crisis that has shuttered our camp...
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Saving what we canJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - By Connie Schultz Before I sat down to write this column, I looked out our front window and found our hydrangeas in a state of despair. It's 91 degrees - a July cold sna...
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Judge orders Franks to pay attorney's fees, reduces sanctions tied to contempt findingJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks has two weeks to deposit $2,100 with the county's circuit clerk's office in connection with a judge's May ruling finding Franks...
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This Buck doesn't stop hereJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - Dan Buck is a philosopher friend of mine with a rare gift for explaining the political world. Back when Ronald Reagan was an enormously popular president (carrying 93 ou...
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Congress must address mental health needs of medical workersJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - We see them everywhere in communities across the country: signs thanking our front-line medical workers for their heroic efforts to save victims of the coronavirus. Some...
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Undaunted, U.S. global media chief plows ahead with changesJul 13, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Despite a barrage of criticism from both Democrats and Republicans, the new chief of U.S. global media is plowing ahead with changes to the Voice of America...
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Hamilton: This is a testing time for all of usJul 12, 2020 1:00 am - A few weeks ago, The New York Times ran an article noting that with the U.S. preoccupied by the coronavirus pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests and massive unemploymen...
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Estrich: The pawns in Trump's college mandateJul 12, 2020 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich If Donald Trump has his way, Harvard's 5,000 international students will either be deported or denied entry for the fall semester, not because they are ...
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U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on birth control doesn't affect Illinois' insurance mandatesJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A U.S. Supreme Court decision this week that could make it more difficult for women to access birth control will not affect Illinois law, state officials a...
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Trump's time should be up; but is Biden the solution?Jul 10, 2020 1:00 am - For only the second time since I've been an eligible voter - and this will be my 14th presidential election - I do not plan to vote for one of the major party candidates...