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The GOP rejects your reality and substitutes their own.

The GOP rejects your reality and substitutes their own.

September 30, 20123 min read

At the height of their World War II expansion, as they prepared the assault on Midway Island, the Japanese admiralty conducted a  wargame. The mock

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What's wrong with Jim Oberweis? Now it's Ellen Nottke?

What's wrong with Jim Oberweis? Now it's Ellen Nottke?

September 27, 20121 min read

Why is State Senate candidate Jim Oberweis suddenly playing peace envoy for that real precinct committeeman piece of work, Ellen Nottke? He’s lately been leaning

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Republicans need to stop preaching to the choir!

Republicans need to stop preaching to the choir!

September 27, 20122 min read

This will take you to a great CNN column by GOP strategist Alex Castellanos in which he echoes my “Republicans spend way too much time

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Anyone want to run for mayor of Geneva?

Anyone want to run for mayor of Geneva?

September 27, 20121 min read

Yesterday’s Patch column covers my thoughts on the Geneva Mayoral race so far. For the first time in years, Kevin Burns is vulnerable, but we

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Freedom of religion also means freedom from religion

Freedom of religion also means freedom from religion

September 25, 20121 min read

Sorry for being a little lax dear readers. But here’s Monday’s Courier News column which covers my thoughts on the no 9/11 moment of silence

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What! Acting like a rock star gets you rehab?

September 24, 20121 min read

Apparently, not everything that happens in Vegas stays there. After Green Day lead vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong thought the iHeartRadio Festival people were cutting the

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Every politician should pay attention to what Seth Meyers just said!

Every politician should pay attention to what Seth Meyers just said!

September 23, 20121 min read

If you’ve watched a show like People’s Court for any length of time, you probably realize that 75 percent of winning your court case is

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Joel Brodsky weighs in on my Beacon-News column

Joel Brodsky weighs in on my Beacon-News column

September 23, 20122 min read

Today’s Beacon-News column on the hearsay law used to nail Drew Peterson is certainly getting some play – in both emails and post column comments.

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Two interesting columns coming up!

September 21, 20121 min read

Just to whet your appetite, it’ll be worth your while to pick up the Sunday Beacon-News. Retired Judge Don Fabian weighed in on my previous

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Tao Martinez is one smart cookie

Tao Martinez is one smart cookie

September 20, 20122 min read

Whenever a candidate comes to me for advice (and it happens more often than you’d think), the first thing I tell ’em is to engage

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