Articles filed under Politics
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The Biden-Harris administration should crack down on COVID snake-oil sellersNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - The election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris should reverse the Trump Administration's "anything goes" approach to COVID-19 treatments - and that would be good news for A...
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Michigan certifies Biden presidential victoryNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - LANSING, Mich. - Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory in the state amid President Donald Trump's attempts to subvert...
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As the students teachNov 22, 2020 12:00 am - It's not my habit to write about readers' hate mail, which is as much a part of daily life as toothbrushing, and just as boring. Hate mail comes with a columnist's job. ...
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Unwanted party at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.Nov 22, 2020 12:00 am - It's 25 years ago, and I'm standing before the sergeant's desk in a city police station, reading the day's arrest reports. In those days, the officer wrote the report on...
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How much is Rudy worth?Nov 20, 2020 12:00 am - According to The New York Times, Rudy Giuliani has been seeking $20,000 a day - since the day after the election - to lead the war against reality being waged by Preside...
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Strength of our republic is in accepting results of electionsNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - Every year right after an election, I'd find a small pile of requests waiting for me from journalists. They wanted some sort of comment on what it all meant. "What are t...
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$9.6 million Antioch library renovation approved by 8 votesNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - It took more than two weeks to learn the final tally, but a measure enabling a major upgrade of the Antioch library came out on top by 8 votes out of 13,162 cast. Suppor...
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How you can get tickets to Biden's presidential inaugurationNov 19, 2020 5:00 am - Residents of Illinois' 10th Congressional District who want to attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration can request tickets using U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's websi...
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Madigan's leadership in jeopardy as more House Democrats say he doesn't have their votesNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - Michael Madigan's 35-year tenure as speaker of the Illinois House could be in jeopardy as some Democratic lawmakers predicted Thursday he won't have the votes needed to ...
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This is no time for democracy fatigueNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - NOTE: This article has been updated to correct the dates of filling for the April 6 Consolidated Election. Filing takes place from Monday, Dec. 14, through Monday, D...