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You can’t force voters to do the right thing in elections

Posted on July 9, 2022July 10, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on You can’t force voters to do the right thing in elections
You can’t force voters to do the right thing in elections

You can’t force voters to do the right thing in elections Elections, especially primaries, are always a mix of good and bad results. In Orland Park, the extremist Republicans managed to survive thanks to one of the lowest voter turnouts we have seen in a long time. In the 6th District, Orland Park’s extremist rightwing…

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Sean Morrison gets special police protection at expense of other taxpayers

Posted on June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 By Ray Hanania 3 Comments on Sean Morrison gets special police protection at expense of other taxpayers
Sean Morrison gets special police protection at expense of other taxpayers

Sean Morrison gets special police protection at expense of other taxpayers Most homeowners rarely ask the local police to do a formal security check of their homes. When they do, it might be once or twice a year. But Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison, who owns a security company called Morrison Security, received more than…

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Right from the Middle: Continuation of the beginning of the end

Posted on June 21, 2022June 22, 2022 By William Lipinski No Comments on Right from the Middle: Continuation of the beginning of the end
Right from the Middle: Continuation of the beginning of the end

Right from the Middle: Continuation of the beginning of the end The progressive Democrats’ San Francisco district attorney Chesa Boudin was recalled by an overwhelming vote of 60 percent. He was the poster-boy of the progressive Democrats, one of a number of district attorneys heavily funded by George Soros. By William O. Lipinski Several months…

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Sean Morrison drops the ball fighting for Cook County Republicans

Posted on June 21, 2022June 22, 2022 By Ray Hanania 3 Comments on Sean Morrison drops the ball fighting for Cook County Republicans
Sean Morrison drops the ball fighting for Cook County Republicans

Sean Morrison drops the ball fighting for Cook County Republicans Republicans in suburban Cook County will not have to worry about wasting a lot of time to vote because the most popular candidate on Republican Ballots is a candidate named “No Candidate,” slated through the incompetence of Cook County Republican Chairman Sean Morrison, the beleaguered…

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Right from the Middle: The China and Russia threat to the US Reserve Currency

Posted on June 8, 2022June 14, 2022 By William Lipinski No Comments on Right from the Middle: The China and Russia threat to the US Reserve Currency
Right from the Middle: The China and Russia threat to the US Reserve Currency

Right from the Middle: The China and Russia threat to the US Reserve Currency By William O. Lipinski Since 1944, following the Bretton Woods agreement, our Land of Liberty’s Dollar has been the reserve currency for the world. It made perfect sense at that time for the Dollar to be the world’s reserve currency. We…

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Sean Morrison just can’t stop himself from lying

Posted on June 6, 2022June 7, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Sean Morrison just can’t stop himself from lying
Sean Morrison just can’t stop himself from lying

Sean Morrison just can’t stop himself from lying When you don’t have any real achievements or issues to advocate for, public officials like Cook County Board Commissioner Sean Morrison turn to the lies. They want to distract voters from the ugly truth of their failure with their Big Lies. Morrison is so afraid of Liz…

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The Sean Morrison letter to the Judge I would have written

Posted on June 1, 2022May 3, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on The Sean Morrison letter to the Judge I would have written
The Sean Morrison letter to the Judge I would have written

The Sean Morrison letter to the Judge I would have written Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison must be upset that voters are focused on his failings as a leader because he is sharing and distributing ugly false attack literature against Liz Gorman hoping it will deflect voters from his own failures. Morrison’s failures are too…

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A bipartisan fix for America’s looming homecare crisis

Posted on May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 By Guest Columnist No Comments on A bipartisan fix for America’s looming homecare crisis
A bipartisan fix for America’s looming homecare crisis

A bipartisan fix for America’s looming homecare crisis By Tom Ryan Within the next 40 years, the number of people over the age of 65 in this country will increase by about 70%. Many older Americans — three in four, according to an AARP survey — want to live out their golden years at home….

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