Articles filed under Politics
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Only three new state laws take effect in 2021, plus minimum wage goes up againJan 01, 2021 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - When a new year begins in Illinois, typically dozens if not hundreds of new laws go into effect. Not this year. Like so many other things in 2020, the leg...
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We are not helplessJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - This is a tightrope column, the kind you'd rather not write, about an event you don't feel you can ignore. You tread carefully, but you want people to pay attention as y...
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Life in Los AngelesJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - Los Angeles is on the verge of becoming the world's biggest COVID hot spot. "The epicenter," we say, shaking our heads. How did this happen? "It's not so bad here," we s...
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Auld Lang Syne: New Year brings final UK-EU Brexit splitDec 31, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON - Like a separated couple still living together, Britain and the European Union spent 2020 wrangling and wondering whether they can remain friends. On Thursday, t...
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For all our sakes, let's resolve to move together into a better futureDec 31, 2020 12:00 am - If there is one word to sum up 2020, I believe it would be "polarization." In the past, when we as a country experienced intense stress, grief and loss, it brought us t...
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Brady resigns seat after 27 years in state legislatureDec 31, 2020 12:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Republican state Sen. Bill Brady, who stepped down as Republican leader in the Senate as efforts were made to oust him from the post, on Thursday ann...
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Cultivating hope and resilience during COVID-19Dec 30, 2020 12:00 am - Since March of 2020, on average I sleep about four to six hours a night and work 12 to 16 hours a day, seven days a week. Other than my daily walk around the neighborhoo...
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Georgia's two Republican senators back Trump's $2K checksDec 29, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks lands Tuesday in the Senate, but the Republican majority has shown little interest in follow...
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Hardships, horrors and hope: Reflections on a year of pandemicDec 29, 2020 12:00 am - This year has been like none other in my lifetime. The onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic has made it an unprecedented year for all of us. This year has taken a staggeri...
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A divided nation asks: What's holding our country together?Dec 28, 2020 12:00 am - Elections are meant to resolve arguments. This one inflamed them. Weeks after the votes have been counted and the winners declared, many Americans remain angry, defiant ...