Articles filed under Politics
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Living in true dictatorships will give you perspective on 'fascism' in AmericaNov 22, 2021 12:00 am - I was in Berlin last month. It's a great city with plenty of history ... kind of reminds me of Chicago in that way, though it's much older and some of its history much d...
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Policy Corner: The challenge of avoiding bias in choosing the day's top storiesNov 22, 2021 12:00 am - I've written about how we subscribe to "wire" and other services for our state, national and international news. These services help guide what news we present to you in...
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Katie Couric as self-absorbed Southern belleNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - Katie Couric's new bestselling memoir, "Going There," proves critics right. Shedding her skin as a sweet, smiling - if shallow - public figure, now she's the second comi...
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Pouring fuel on the spending fireNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - President Joe Biden has united the American people - in disapproving of his performance, with 70% of Americans disliking the direction the economy is going and over 6 in...
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Waukegan casino license delayed as spurned tribe complains of 'rigged process'Nov 18, 2021 12:00 am - The lengthy process to select the developer of a new casino in Waukegan just got longer. State regulators were expected to name a winner in the two-years-and-counting ra...
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Reflections on treatments for today's 'information disorder'Nov 18, 2021 12:00 am - Few people who see how many of us interact with each other in the age of social media would dispute the Aspen Institute's assertion that contemporary society is sufferin...
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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...