Articles filed under Politics
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Among new state laws in 2022, higher ethical standards for lawmakers, at least somewhatDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers have resolved to hold themselves to a higher ethical standard in 2022. About 300 pieces of legislation were approved by Democratic Gov. ...
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A doctor's plea: We need your help to reach a Hollywood ending to pandemicDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - Zombie movies are predictable. A virus infects people, people eat other people, some characters die, relief is found and all is well. Our current predicament felt simila...
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Foster kindness, identify solutions and spread joy in 2022Dec 30, 2021 12:00 am - By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp On New Year's Eve, when I was a kid, at the stroke of midnight we would run outside and bang pots and pans with a wooden spoon to ring in the ne...
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Three books for liberty-loving readers in 2022Dec 30, 2021 12:00 am - This time of year, dear readers, is when we writers curate lists. Some are about the best movies, top kitchen appliances or favorite new songs of 2021. This year, I'd li...
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State lawmakers slash January legislative session due to COVID-19 surgeDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - An explosion in COVID-19 cases has prompted state lawmakers to cut short their first legislative sessions of 2022, leaders announced Thursday. The General Assembly will ...
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A (statistical) journal of the plague yearDec 29, 2021 12:00 am - As a Christmas present to statistics lovers, the Census Bureau has released its estimates of the population of the nation and the 50 states as of July 1, 2021. The Burea...
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Hello, no one can help youDec 29, 2021 12:00 am - "A supervisor will just write down your complaint and send a message. I just sent a message. There's no one you can talk to. There's no one anyone can talk to. The super...
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A cheap lamb for ChristmasDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - The part of the Christmas story that moves me the most is the babe lying in a stable among animals. Frowzy and drowsy, curious and accepting, the animals watch, shifting...
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'Try something': FDR's dictum and the child tax creditDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - How many of us, when approached on the street by a panhandler, have asked ourselves, "If I put a dollar in his cup, will he spend it on food or on alcohol or drugs?" The...
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Notable deaths in the political, legal and business worlds in 2021Dec 27, 2021 12:00 am - January Jan 10: Nancy Walker Bush Ellis, philanthropist and sister to former President George H.W. Bush, age 94 Jan. 18: Joseph Scheidler, founder of Pro-Life Actio...