Articles filed under Politics
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Rep. Steve King says he hopes Supreme Court Justices Sotomayor and Kagan 'will elope to Cuba'Nov 06, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Hours before he was set to appear with Iowa's governor in an election-eve rally, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said Monday that he hopes Supreme Court Justices E...
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Round Lake Heights voters say no to funding proposed water systemNov 05, 2018 10:00 pm - Voters narrowly rejected the borrowing of $2.7 million to enable Round Lake Heights to develop its own water system, according to unofficial results. With 616 votes coun...
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Batavia keeps home-rule power in overwhelming voteNov 05, 2018 10:00 pm - Batavia gets to keep its home-rule authority, which gives it additional taxing powers under the state's Constitution. Residents voted by a ratio of more than 3 to 1, or ...
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Why Trump can't order an end to birthright citizenshipNov 05, 2018 1:00 am - On Oct. 30, Donald Trump announced that he would end the "ridiculous" birthright citizenship for children born of noncitizens on U.S. soil. To achieve that end, Trump st...
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5 possible scenarios for Election Day, and what they would meanNov 05, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's midterm election eve, and we're in a somewhat similar situation to where we were in 2016. According to projections, Democrats are a strong favorite to ...
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Tax law changes make passing down large fortunes much easierNov 04, 2018 1:12 am - The teams had to be big, because the work was so complicated. A single aging rich person would often hire more than a dozen people - accountants, estate administrators, ...
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Republicans not the party of Trump, but of Joe McCarthyNov 04, 2018 1:00 am - By Fareed Zakaria It is commonplace to hear and read about President Donald Trump's takeover of the Republican Party. And certainly there is lots of evidence that the GO...
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In honor of our prince of scribesNov 04, 2018 1:00 am - BEAUFORT, S.C. - As the famed author Pat Conroy began his journey from this earth two years ago, he might have dreamed of weekends like this. To see one of his dying wi...
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A 'no' vote, and your Harper bill shrinksNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - I've received robocalls, social media messages and printed materials encouraging me to vote in favor of a new referendum that will allow Harper College to borrow $180 mi...
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Trevor more in tune with House Dist. 54Nov 03, 2018 1:00 am - I strongly disagree with the Herald's endorsement of Tom Morrison for House District 54. His voting record does not reflect the values of a large share of his constituen...