Articles filed under Politics
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Pingree Grove Fire District board won't put referendum question on April ballotJan 10, 2019 12:00 am - A motion to place a bond referendum question for the Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire District on the April election ballot - for what would have been the fourth time - ...
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Hawthorn Woods wants property tax hike to fund $25.7 million road planJan 09, 2019 4:35 am - Hawthorn Woods voters will decide in April whether to increase property taxes to fund a $25.7 million comprehensive road improvement program. The need for such a program...
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Elderly, conservatives shared more Facebook fakery in 2016Jan 09, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Sharing false information on Facebook is old. People over 65 and ultra conservatives shared about seven times more fake information masquerading as news on ...
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Black education: a glimmer of hopeJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - In reference to efforts to teach black children, the president of the St. Petersburg, Florida, chapter of the NAACP, Maria Scruggs, said: "The (school) district has show...
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Liz Cheney says Christian Bale blew his chance to play 'a real superhero' - her fatherJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., fired back Wednesday at actor Christian Bale, who said Sunday in an acceptance speech at the Golden Globes that Satan was an inspiration for his...
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Border is not the only issue in effort to control immigrationJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - As the government shutdown moves into its third week, the focus of the debate is over whether an extended multibillion-dollar barrier at our southern border will reduce ...
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New suburban lawmakers take their Springfield seats: What they want to do nowJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - A host of new suburban lawmakers took office Wednesday as the 101st General Assembly convened in Springfield to kick off a legislative session that will continue through...
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Analysis: Trump claimed ex-presidents told him they wanted border wall, but four say it's not trueJan 08, 2019 12:00 am - President Donald Trump during a lengthy appearance in the White House's Rose Garden on Friday that predecessors told him they wanted a wall on the United States' border ...
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A physician's case for a single-payer health careJan 08, 2019 12:00 am - Shane Patrick Boyle, a Type 1 diabetic living in Texas, had to move to Arkansas to care for his sick mother. His health insurance did not provide coverage in that state,...
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Pence calls on Democrats to accede to demand for wall money, end shutdownJan 08, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence argued Tuesday that the United States is facing an "undeniable crisis" at its southern border and urged Democrats to negotiate an ...