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Money seems to trump everything in elections

— January 24, 2018

I 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…

Tweety Bird Trump
— January 17, 2018

Tweety Bird Trump is at it again. Actually, he never really stops. I’m referring, of course, to President Tweety Bird Trump. One has to show all the due respect, and that is all…
Yes, take Oprah seriously
— January 17, 2018

If Hillary Clinton could deliver a political speech half as effectively as Oprah Winfrey, she might be president today. The actress, media mogul and erstwhile queen of daytime TV gave…
The man who saved civilization
— January 10, 2018

This year’s best movie about a spirited band of resisters fighting an empire of evil isn’t the latest entry in the “Star Wars” franchise, but “Darkest…
Let’s offer aid to all non-stupid injured, ill
— January 10, 2018

It’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…

Gov. Rauner’s actions in Veterans Home just a stunt
— January 17, 2018

I 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…
Overhaul of Prisco Center in Aurora back on track
— January 12, 2018

After a three-year hiatus, the Prisco Community Center is back in line for a major overhaul that will include expansion of the fitness center and increased capacity for youth and adult…
The 2018 Games
— January 10, 2018

I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty much footballed out. After the college Division I championship, the other professional league, the NFL, will decide who’s No….