Articles filed under Politics
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Calling speech you don't like 'misinformation' doesn't solve a problemNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - I missed the national moment that was Brandon. Blame it on work. If your head has been similarly buried in the sand, the Brandon moment involved a NASCAR audience yellin...
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Volunteering helps both the community and the volunteerNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - As a kid, I would go to work with my stepmom, who worked at the Museum of Natural History. I volunteered wherever anyone needed me. I assisted with children's programmin...
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Editorial: Harris Fawell's compelling example of independent, principled leadershipNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - In a reflection on the life of his late father, Richard Harris Fawell offered a vision of former Congressman Harris Fawell's parenting style that could also be a comment...
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New state law bans 'dark money' in judicial racesNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new law in Illinois aims to ban out-of-state contributions and so-called "dark money" in judicial campaigns by requiring all candidates to disclose the s...
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Woke math won't deliver equityNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - According to California's draft "Mathematics Framework," math is not just a "neutral discipline"; it also can be used to promote equity and "social justice." Call it "Wo...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Donald Rumsfeld, Ricardo Montalbon, swimming Santa and moreNov 15, 2021 4:00 am - See vintage photos of Donald Rumsfeld, Ricardo Montalbon, Little Leagues, swimming Santa and more in our latest "Through the Film Magnifier" gallery. ...
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The GOP fight that stopped Trump's immigration planNov 14, 2021 12:00 am - In the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump's highest-profile promise was to build the wall - that is, to construct a barrier along about 1,000 miles of the U.S.-Mex...
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Biden: You've come a long way, JoeNov 14, 2021 12:00 am - I like living in a small Southern town. It's called Washington, D.C. You can study character here. President Joe Biden is not the man he was 30 years ago, and that's a g...
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Fawell, longtime congressman from Naperville, dies at 92Nov 13, 2021 12:00 am - Harris W. Fawell, who represented constituents for more than 35 years, first in the Illinois State Senate and then as a member of Congress, died Thursday, Nov. 11. He wa...
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History has some bad news for Biden DemocratsNov 12, 2021 12:00 am - As in the 1880s, we live in an era of polarized partisan parity, in which changes of opinion among independent voters can sweep election results. One year ago, Joe Biden...