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Pritzker’s assault weapons ban not enough to make law abiding citizens safe

Posted on January 16, 2023February 3, 2023 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Pritzker’s assault weapons ban not enough to make law abiding citizens safe
Pritzker’s assault weapons ban not enough to make law abiding citizens safe

Pritzker’s assault weapons ban not enough to make law abiding citizens safe Pritzker’s assault weapons ban is not about making law abiding citizens safer, but rather appealing to his voter constituency and the far left which seeks to decriminalize accountability for criminals while holding police to a higher standard. The assault weapons ban basically takes…

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot must go

Posted on January 15, 2023February 3, 2023 By Ray Hanania 2 Comments on Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot must go
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot must go

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot must go Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has failed to achieve any of her campaign promises from four years. In fact, under her leadership, she has made Chicago worse, failing to crackdown on rampaging crime or speaking out against those who enable the criminals like Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx or…

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Right from the Middle: Return semi-conductor and chip-making industries to America

Posted on January 15, 2023February 4, 2024 By William Lipinski No Comments on Right from the Middle: Return semi-conductor and chip-making industries to America
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Right from the Middle: Return semi-conductor and chip-making industries to America By Bill Lipinski A little over a month ago, I wrote a column praising the President Biden administration’s awakening to the need for our Land of Liberty to once again lead the world in the development and production of computer chips, semi-conductors and chip-making…

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Right from the Middle: The China threat to Asia’s Democracy

Posted on January 9, 2023February 4, 2024 By William Lipinski No Comments on Right from the Middle: The China threat to Asia’s Democracy
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Right from the Middle: The China threat to Asia’s Democracy By William O. Lipinski Anyone that has read my columns in the past know that I have been a strong advocate of keeping a sharp eye on China. They are a totalitarian country ruled by a Communist party with the goal of world domination. First…

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Remembering Pat Michalski who dedicated her life to diversity and fairness

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Remembering Pat Michalski who dedicated her life to diversity and fairness Very few people have done more to strengthen diversity in Illinois than Patricia Michalski, who passed away on December 17, 2022. Pat was an activist dedicated to bringing people of all races, ethnicities and nationalities in the Chicagoland area together. And she did it…

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United offers endless airline travel problems for travelers

Posted on December 25, 2022December 25, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on United offers endless airline travel problems for travelers
United offers endless airline travel problems for travelers

United offers endless airline travel problems for travelers The worst challenge travelers face is the ineptitude of the Airline companies. They hide behind weather delays and overbooking to distract you from their core problems. Their check in system is horrible and their cell phone App, which is supposed to make it easy, doesn’t always work….

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Right from the Middle: Nicaragua and the leadership of Reagan and Tip O’Neill

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Right from the Middle: Nicaragua and the leadership of Reagan and Tip O’Neill Former Congressman Bill Lipinski looks back at President Ronald Reagan’s efforts to undermine the communist rise in Nicaragua and how Communism continues ot upward growth threatening the West and America today By William O. Lipinski Back in the nineteen eighties when I…

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to readers, and the tragedy of O’Hare Airport

Posted on December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to readers, and the tragedy of O’Hare Airport
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to readers, and the tragedy of O’Hare Airport

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to readers, and the tragedy of O’Hare Airport Ray Hanania writes to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and describes the horror of having to travel through O’Hare Airport’s filthy, disgusting condition while Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot promotes her candidacy for re-election in nauseating ads that repetitively broadcast over O’Hare…

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