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How much is enough? A few steak dinners? First-class flights to better fairways? A million or more in undeclared cash? What if even that is not enough?…
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Fasten those seat belts. The spring legislative session is on a fast track. This being an election year, no one wants to run into unexpected…
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Can we ensure the safety of the nation, yet protect the civil liberties of Americans? Can we secure the homeland, yet guarantee the rights of detainees on…
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We began with a question. What could capture readers' attention in this busy time between Thanksgiving and New Year's? Ten years later, Illinois Issues'…
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Looking for a political leader? You might try the nearest mirror.Shortly before he died in 2003, Paul Simon concluded that elected officials are counting…
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What does a sewer back-up have to do with education? Or for that matter an electrical short? Or a boiler malfunction?Quite a bit, it turns out.One school…
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We knew it was hot. But forget the TV weather guy's comparisons to last summer's heat index, or even the summer's before that. Try telling the neighbors…
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We ignore at our peril the power and indifference of nature. This is worth considering as we head into the far side of summer. Before we hit that hiking…
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Why can't politicians behave like the work-for-tomorrow ant instead of the live-in-the-moment grasshopper?Illinois Issues raised this question in January…
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Jean Bethke Elshtain argues that we need more religion in politics. Her essay on this point is timely. And we expect it will be controversial. At least we…