Articles filed under Politics
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An informed citizenry and the search for truthJun 18, 2018 1:00 am - Several years ago, I was involved in supporting a bill that now requires Illinois high school students to take at least one semester of civics to help them understand th...
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What we can learn from one mayor's pension reformsJun 17, 2018 1:07 am - Kentucky, home to arguably the most famous annual horse race on the planet, has produced a lot of remarkable turnaround stories over the years. In May 2009, when the wor...
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Analysis: Many Americans think they'll never receive Social Security benefits — that's wrongJun 17, 2018 1:00 am - When you write about personal finance, as I do, people will talk to you about finances. It goes with the territory. And over time, you'll notice certain subjects tend to...
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State must instill bipartisanship as routine for creating budgetsJun 17, 2018 1:00 am - For the first time since Gov. Bruce Rauner took office three and a half years ago, Illinoisans will begin the next fiscal year with a budget intact. Social service prov...
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For China, Trump has been the gift that keeps on givingJun 17, 2018 1:00 am - LONDON - "America will remain the world's dominant power in the 21st century only if it is the dominant Pacific power," the late Lee Kuan Yew often said to me. Lee, the ...
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Guest columnist: Rigors of Ramadan take a physical toll, but have lasting benefitsJun 15, 2018 1:00 am - I am an experienced physician who has learned to keep personal feelings in check when interacting with patients and families. But that afternoon, the tears came out with...
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On North Korea, a president who tried something differentJun 15, 2018 1:00 am - Reaction to President Trump's summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has broken down along the usual Trump-anti-Trump divisions. The truth is, it will take a whil...
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Prospect Heights home-rule referendum not likely in NovemberJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - Prospect Heights might ask for voter approval later, however
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Naperville church preparing for Parkland gun-control bus tourJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - Tickets are sold out for a Naperville appearance on the "March For Our Lives: Road to Change" bus tour planned by surviving students from the school shooting in Parkland...
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Slusher: Information, misinformation and a viral G-7 photographJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - The job of news and copy editors at a traditional newspaper today is fraught with more hand wringing and fear of second guessing than I can recall in more than 40 years ...