By Andrea Arens I ran for office once. Only once, and that was enough. Running for office requires you to put yourself out there to criticism, to be asked silly questions about things you have no control over, and to be berated by people who are just fed up with whatever they believe is unjust […]
Category: Opinion
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Don’t get fooled again; vote for Vallas
By Ray Hanania As much as he tries, Brandon Johnson can’t get away from comments that he made about the most important issues facing Chicagoans, his support to “defund” the Chicago police and comments he made defending looters, criminals who destroyed and robbed hundreds of stores after the George Floyd protests. At the time, Johnson, […]
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Letter to the Ed.: Support of Jeanine Galbraith
Dear Editor: I had the privilege of serving as the interim superintendent in Crete-Monee District 201U on two occasions for a year. On both occasions, Mrs. Jeanine Galbraith served on the board of education and I had numerous to interact with her and witness her commitment to the district and the students it serves. She was […]
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Letter to the Ed.: Support of Jeanine Galbraith
Dear Editor: I would like to urge residents in District 4 of Crete Monee School District to look at the accomplishments of Jeanine Galbraith before voting on April 4. I have lived in Crete for over 50 years and our two daughters graduated for our high school. I am on the board of a not […]
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Letter to the Ed.: Support Jeanine Galbraith
Dear Editor: It is with absolute certainty, that I endorse Jeanine Galbraith for the Crete Monee School Board. During my 35 year tenure as a teacher in the Crete Monee school district, I can say that very seldom was a school board member present in my school. School events were infrequently attended. During her 8 […]
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Letter to Ed.: Support of Jeanine Galbraith
Dear Editor: I am writing to endorse Jeanine Galbraith for the Crete Monee School Board. Jeanine is deeply committed to the children, parents, and schools in the CM District. She has proven this over and over during the last 8 years she has served on the Board. During this time, she has served as Board […]
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Must fight cancer and ‘superbugs’ at the same time
By Dr. Cynthia L. Sears and Dr. Fyza Yusuf Shaikh As two physicians who have devoted our lives to studying cancer, we’re thrilled with President Biden’s “Cancer Moonshot” initiative to halve the disease’s death rate within 25 years. But it won’t achieve that goal unless we act on a lesser-known health crisis. For many cancer […]
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Let police use drones to protect public
By Rich Miller Could the 2022 massacre during Highland Park’s July 4th parade have been prevented with a small change to state law? It’s never been publicly reported before, but several local sources confirmed this week that Highland Park Police Chief Louis Jogmen wanted to send a city-owned drone above the July 4th parade last year. […]
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Call me Arab, not MENA
By Ray Hanania No ethnic group in America suffers more than Arabs, even more so than African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans. Why do I say that? Because all of the groups I mentioned, with the exception of Arab Americans, are protected by American laws against discrimination and included in the U.S. […]
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Bribery or lobbying? ComEd 4 jurors will decide
, By Rich Miller ComEd has long been a source of political patronage. The company’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement with federal prosecutors even references how former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s “old-fashioned patronage system” obtained ComEd meter reader jobs for its precinct workers. Madigan’s wasn’t the only patronage network to do this. It was a widespread practice […]