Winnebago County News Briefs
— January 3, 2018COUNTY Winnebago clerk steps down at month’s end After 36 years of service to Winnebago County government – the last 11 years as County Clerk – Margie Mullins is resigning from…
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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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Nancy Pelosi’s tax apocalypse
— January 3, 2018To listen to the Democrats, the American middle class will be lucky to survive the Republican tax bill. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi calls the bill “monumental, brazen theft…
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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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Give Trump credit where it’s due
— December 27, 2017Republicans have tried, on and off, to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling since the 1980s. The effort has always engendered intense opposition and always been…
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The Year of the Dog
— January 3, 20182018 is the Year of the Dog. That is, if you’re Asian and follow the Chinese zodiac. It rotates between the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster,…
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Winnebago County Calendar of Events Jan. 3 – Jan. 17
— January 2, 2018THROUGH JAN. 14 Comets, Asteroids, Meteors: Great Balls of Fire!, Discovery Center Museum ,711 N. Main St., Rockford, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $10 (includes museum admission), free for members….
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The ‘Tinder Solution’
— December 27, 2017Why would we try solving society’s most ancient problems with worn-out solutions? Sexual harassment and assault are as old as any issue can get. What do you think would have happened…
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