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How progressives and Trumpers have conspired to destroy our school systems

How progressives and Trumpers have conspired to destroy our school systems

August 17, 2023August 17, 2023

Great self-destruction follows upon unfounded fear. – Ursula K. Le Guin It may not seem like it’s the case, even though I’m occasionally correct, I

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What happens when the state’s attorney’s office has no heart

What happens when the state’s attorney’s office has no heart

August 15, 2023August 16, 2023

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. – Abraham Lincoln I’m sure you knew this one was coming, but some

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Quick Hits – August 10, 2023 – The Geneva version

Quick Hits – August 10, 2023 – The Geneva version

August 10, 2023

What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government. – Calvin Coolidge Though we’re about to cover a series of Geneva, Illinois,

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Non-citizen police officers? Only in Illinois!

Non-citizen police officers? Only in Illinois!

August 8, 2023

Illinois! Where bad ideas go to flourish. – The new state motto as proposed by Jeff Ward I swear that a group of progressive legislators

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What? Jeff Ward’s a sportswriter?

What? Jeff Ward’s a sportswriter?

August 4, 2023

Just when you thought life couldn’t possibly get any better, that’s exactly what it does. Because your favorite columnist has just expanded his already broad

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Chicago safe drug use sites? Absolutely NOT!

Chicago safe drug use sites? Absolutely NOT!

August 3, 2023

Enabling is the mortal enemy of consequences. ― D.C. Hyden, author of The Sober Addict We started down this road in May when I expressed a

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On hazing in sports – part two

On hazing in sports – part two

August 1, 2023

We covered the basics of the Northwestern University sports hazing scandal in last Thursday’s column and we started to discuss the evolutional bases that, left

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On hazing in sports

On hazing in sports

July 27, 2023

I remember my rookie hazing. It wasn’t fun. — Retired MLB pitcher Gio Gonzalez Though this rapidly expanding national story is still essentially a local

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Quick Hits – July 25, 2023

Quick Hits – July 25, 2023

July 25, 2023July 28, 2023

A Campton Hills correction Though last week’s story on Campton Hills Police Chief Steve Millar inevitably coming out on top of the Illinois State Police

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Batavia enacts a senior citizen tax!

Batavia enacts a senior citizen tax!

July 20, 2023

I’m sure it’s already happened to any Genevan that briefly crossed the border to pick up a few items at the Batavia Trader Joe’s. You

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