Articles filed under Politics
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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...
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Haymarket proposal was not realistic for ItascaNov 12, 2021 12:00 am - In 2019, the village of Itasca was asked to consider whether Haymarket's plan to operate in the village would be reasonable. To effectively and appropriately answer this...
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Legislative session was partisan assault on individuals' rightsNov 11, 2021 10:00 pm - When Illinoisans go to the polls, they select individuals who will serve as their legislative voices when public policy decisions are made. Unfortunately, the voices and...
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Here comes the hypocritical global minimum taxNov 11, 2021 12:00 am - There is a certain irony to a group of rich countries pushing for policies that will disadvantage poorer countries. Yet this is exactly what the leaders of the world's b...
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The Rittenhouse case and the press's duty to report with depth on criminal casesNov 11, 2021 12:00 am - What you think of Kyle Rittenhouse may depend a lot on your politics. Almost as soon as he was arrested on charges of killing two people and wounding a third at a Kenos...