Money seems to trump everything in elections
— January 24, 2018I get the feeling we may be witnessing the end of an election system that goes back more than 2,000 years. Election to public office in the ancient Roman republic was defined by the…
Tag: Paul Sassone
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Gov. Rauner’s actions in Veterans Home just a stunt
— January 17, 2018I want to be fair. So I tried to do some unbiased reasoning about Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to temporarily move into the Quincy Veterans Home. At least a dozen residents have died…
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Snow, ice are a hazard for those with mobility issues
— January 3, 2018Well, you got your white Christmas. Hope you enjoyed it. I don’t mean to sound Grinchish, but snow — and its sibling cold —is not an unalloyed pleasure for millions of us. We…
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’Tis the season for acts of kindness
— December 20, 2017This is the season of giving: Give me your business. Give me a big discount. It’s often difficult to distinguish giving from getting. Examples of unselfish giving thus can be more…
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Thank business community for the new Thanksgiving
— November 22, 2017War is being waged on some of our most cherished customs, traditions and values. Some say the aggressors are liberals, environmentalists, unions, scholars, scientists — have I left…
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Let’s offer aid to all non-stupid injured, ill
— January 10, 2018It’s an upside-down world we live in. Danger. That word used to mean stay away. Nowadays, I think it means come closer. The news is full of people who climb where they are not supposed…
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We need to put women in charge of more things
— December 27, 2017They never seem to work. Nevertheless, we make them every year. New year’s resolutions. Each year we vow to be more kind, to lose weight, to be more generous, to argue less and to…
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Congress should try trickle-up economics?
— December 13, 2017Could up be better than down? Did congressional Republicans ask themselves this question before they decided on their approach to changing the United States’ taxing structure? Though…
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