Articles filed under Politics
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Our awful political moment's historical forgetfulnessNov 20, 2018 12:00 am - One of the worst things about our awful political moment is its historical forgetfulness. Many Europeans seem to have forgotten where chauvinistic nationalism and the de...
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Ellman unseats Connelly in state Senate District 21Nov 20, 2018 12:00 am - It took more than two weeks to determine the outcome, but Naperville Democrat Laura Ellman has unseated Republican incumbent Michael Connelly in the 21st Illinois Senate...
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Trump's absence at majority Asian summits is another sign of American retreatNov 18, 2018 12:00 am - It's easy to get distracted by the circus of the Trump presidency. But what is its larger effect? For an answer to that question, take a look at three gatherings last we...
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Proposed Medicare reforms will be good for seniorsNov 18, 2018 12:00 am - The Department of Health and Human Services recently proposed major reforms to Medicare's prescription drug benefit for seniors, known as "Part D." The Department hopes ...
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Editorial: Local elections need citizen candidatesNov 17, 2018 1:00 pm - During the 2017 local election campaigns, the lack of participation seemed glaring, so we did an analysis to see how bad it was. It turned out that only 30 percent of th...
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Will a GOP candidate stand up against Trump in 2020?Nov 16, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republicans who are thinking about opposing President Donald Trump in the 2020 primaries are facing the hardest of political choices. Toppling a sitting pr...
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Target's decision highlights Chicago's, state's poor policy decisionsNov 16, 2018 12:00 am - By Dan McCaleb Guest columnist Picketers rallied outside a Chicago Target store this week, protesting the retail giant's decision to close two stores on the city's South...
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'For more than 50 years, I never spoke of Emmett': Till's cousin opens up in PBS documentaryNov 15, 2018 4:30 am - On Aug. 27, 1955, Phyllis Smith of Downers Grove celebrated her 6th birthday with her parents, sister and the usual collection of aunties and uncles and cousins. Her fav...
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As Dems weigh impeachment, GOP leaders regret pursuing ClintonNov 15, 2018 12:00 am - If Democrats are trying to reassure anyone that they won't impeach President Trump, they're aren't doing a very good job of it. Just days after her party won control of ...
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Dist. 21 voters make emphatic statement in support of schoolsNov 15, 2018 12:00 am - On behalf of the Board of Education, administration, professional educators, support staff and most of all, the students in Wheeling CCSD 21, a huge thank you to our com...