Articles filed under Politics
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Donald Trump's political death wishDec 07, 2022 12:00 am - What is former President Donald Trump thinking? On Saturday, he posted this statement on his social media network, Truth Social: "So, with the revelation of MASSIVE & WI...
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U.S. Jews fear collision with expected Israeli governmentDec 07, 2022 12:00 am - JERUSALEM - Israel's ties to the Jewish American community, one of its closest and most important allies, are about to be put to the test, with Israel's emerging far-rig...
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Interracial marriages to get added protection under new lawDec 07, 2022 12:00 am - RICHMOND, Va. - One day in the 1970s, Paul Fleisher and his wife were walking through a department store parking lot when they noticed a group of people looking at them....
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A Christian call to stand up against growing antisemitismDec 06, 2022 10:00 pm - Last week a Jewish high school senior who does interfaith work locally with other teens told me that his suburban Jewish high school recently was evacuated after being t...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: In a winter of discontent, Americans vote for the status quoDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - Are we living in an era of political contentment? Most Americans would answer that question with a bellowing "No!" But there's a case to be made that American voters, fo...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Paralysis as policy: Doing nothing about gun violenceDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - A new report out this week has found the gun death rate to be the highest in 40 years. No one is exempt. More men are dying than women - by 86% to 14% - but deaths among...
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Holiday displays - including the Satanic Temple's - return to Illinois CapitolDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Satanic Temple of Illinois debuted a new display in the Illinois Capitol rotunda Tuesday, taking its place next to the annual Christmas and Hanukkah di...
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Members sworn in to streamlined Lake County BoardDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - The number of Lake County Board seats officially has dropped from 21 to 19, but leadership roles remain unchanged as Democrats maintain an overwhelming majority. Three n...
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Muslim Civic Coalition marks historic firstsDec 05, 2022 4:30 am - The Muslim Civic Coalition hosted its annual State of the Coalition Brunch Saturday, marking a year of historic firsts for the community and its successes of the past ye...
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In post-Roe America, pilots take the abortion battle to the skiesDec 05, 2022 12:00 am - From 1,800 feet in the air, the view from a tiny, four-seater plane reduces the Chicago suburbs to a vast landscape of miniature patterns. Above us, flocks of geese fly ...