By Rich Miller Richard Irvin is a Republican. Period. Irvin might not be enough of a Republican for the purists. Democrats might want to weaken Irvin in the Republican primary for governor by pointing to some of the nice things he’s said about Democrats (including the governor) over the years. But Richard Irvin is still […]
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Income inequality tearing at social fabric
By Jim Nowlan Household incomes in America have become more and more unequal over recent decades, as measured by the Gini Index of Inequality. American society has also become more sharply polarized, as measured by Donald Trump’s continuing, intense support in small town and rural America. I know why, or at least know some of […]
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Better Politics, Smarter Government: Illuminating Illinois’ triumphs and travails through literature
Editor’s Note: This op-ed was distributed by Capitol News Illinois on behalf of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own. By JOHN T. SHAW Several years ago, the staff of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute was preparing for our Renewing Illinois Summit for university and […]
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Cursive – a Dying Form?
By Scott Reeder SPRINGFIELD – I called the bank last week to inquire about a check I had written. When I asked the person on the phone if he could look it up on his system, he read back the correct amount of the check. But I had several checks written for similar amounts, so I […]
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How Families Allow Themselves to be Scammed
By Scott Reeder I don’t find joy in anyone being swindled, but I do find a bit of irony that the DeVos family, founders of Amway, were bilked out of $100 million. Amway is a pioneer of multi-level marketing, a concept where participants are expected to not only sell something but recruit others to sell […]
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Letter to Ed.: Williams
Dear Editor: Cornerstone Coffee House would like to express its unwavering support for the downtown streetscape project. This project would not only be a benefit to us and other small local businesses, but it is also something that we must have to survive and grow!!! The support we have gotten from the community during the past 18 months […]
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America divided, enemies united
By Ray Hanania America has been weakened by the continuing and political selfish polarization between those who support former President Donald Trump and those who support President Joe Biden. The viciousness of the fighting is weakening America’s image internationally, and nations like Russia and China are being empowered to challenge our leadership of the Free […]
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Fairness will energize electric vehicle charging drive
By Josh Sharp To promote electric vehicle adoption and help establish a nationwide network of EV charging stations, five governors in the Midwest region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota) agreed to join what they term the Regional Electric Vehicle Midwest Coalition. Based on the group’s initiative, the goal of this coalition is to foster increased cooperation between […]
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Crime will be big issue this year
By Rich Miller Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch marked his first anniversary as his chamber’s top leader with a series of news media interviews last week. One of the questions I asked was what his legislative district’s constituents were talking to him about the most. “The number one issue in my district, and this is […]
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Biden doesn’t heal, he hurts
By Ray Hanania On the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 demonstrations at the Capitol, which included violence on the part of some of the protesters, President Biden spoke to the American people. The first part of the speech made a lot of sense, but the last half plummeted into typical partisan politics that only […]