Articles filed under Politics
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Feder: Joe Walsh returning to radio starting MondayMay 30, 2020 1:00 am - Joe Walsh, the former firebrand congressman and talk show host who declared "I'm done with talk radio" last summer, is getting back behind a microphone again, Robert Fed...
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In response to pandemic, we're learning how interdependence, freedom are linkedMay 29, 2020 1:00 am - Since before the founding of our republic, Americans have had deep and conflicting arguments about what freedom actually looks like. In spite of those differences of opi...
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Jeff Sessions, a wild Senate race and Trump's 'personal feelings'May 28, 2020 11:00 pm - Jeff Sessions is in a surreal place. He spent 20 years as a senator from Alabama, followed by 21 months as U.S. Attorney General, and now he is in a tightly competitive ...
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Selfishness and the sunMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - The weather was glorious in Southern California the past week, as it was in much of the nation. The beaches and Boardwalk were so crowded, full of families who had clear...
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COVID-19 shows we're more risk-averse than post-World War II AmericansMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - Do you remember the 1957-58 Asian flu? Or the 1968-69 Hong Kong flu? I do. I was a teenager during the first of these, an adult finishing law school during the second. B...
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DuPage voters could be asked about reducing size of county boardMay 27, 2020 5:00 am - DuPage County voters this fall could be asked to weigh in on whether the county board should eliminate one-third of its seats. County board members on Tuesday started a ...
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States' rights are so last monthMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - Last Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump did what he does worst - he took to Twitter to type two tweets that threatened to withhold federal funds from Michigan and...
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Parental controls assure safety, creativity for kids onlineMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - As we shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, families and friends across the country are turning to internet platforms to stay entertained, informed and connecte...
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Editorial: 'At least we have a budget' is small consolation for IllinoisMay 25, 2020 11:00 pm - Illinois lawmakers worked into the wee hours over the Memorial Day holiday weekend to produce a pandemic-era spending plan for the coming year that House Majority Leader...
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Woman who grew up in Grayslake is Libertarian Party's presidential pickMay 25, 2020 1:00 am - Former Grayslake resident Jo Jorgensen will represent the Libertarian Party on the November presidential ballot. Jorgensen, who now lives in South Carolina, was selected...