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The more they pick on Trump, the more his chances of winning improve By Ray Hanania Nothing distracts people from the failings of a politician more than when the news media exaggerates its hate against that politician. That’s the case with Donald Trump, who was a mediocre president who couldn’t stop himself from engaging in…
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New alimony reforms in Florida should be an example for other states By Jeffery M. Leving The reasons couples get divorced are usually complex and have a lot of nuance, yet too many states have a simple, one-size-fits all mentality when it comes to alimony. However, the State of Florida just signed into law an…
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McConnell and Biden show Seniors and aging are never addressed properly By Ray Hanania This past week, we saw how getting older is handled by American politics. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had a “senior moment” while speaking to the news media. He’s 81 years old. McConnell’s aides escorted him to his office, after the…
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Coin collecting: The re-release of the popular Morgan Silver Dollar By Ray Hanania To celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the last issue of the Morgan Silver dollar, the U.S. Mint announced it would re-mint the Morgan Silver Dollar beginning in 2021. I am a big coin collector and my favor coins are the Indian…
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Why is the government refusing to release all JFK investigation documents? By Ray Hanania For my generation, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 was one of the most traumatic moments for my generation. It wasn’t just because of the shock of seeing the leader of the most powerful country in…
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End all ties to Communist China now or pay the consequences later By William O. Lipinski At all times in dealing with the Chinese communist we must remember, it is an anti-democratic, totalitarian, human rights abusing, ideologically communist state. A brutal, barbarian regime totally committed to world domination. A dictatorship that not long ago massacred…
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Right from the Middle: Who are Ukraine’s greatest supporters next to America? By William O. Lipinski The United Kingdom is resolved to spend $2.53 billion in aid to Ukraine, second only to the United States, whose contribution at the present time stands at $25.45 billion. Poland is third with its aid to Ukraine standing at…
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Illinois Rep Rashid among those threatened by armed American Israeli settlers during pogrom in Turmosaya, Palestine The American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee has called for an official investigation into American Israelis who hold dual citizenship and who are involved in a growing wave of anti-Palestinian pogroms and violence. State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid sends letter to his…
You can’t blame the guns without blaming the people who use them Elected officials continue to focus their response to rising gun-related violence on the guns, not on the need to impose harsh punishments on those who use the guns. Gun laws stop law abiding citizens from owning guns, but they don’t stop the criminals…
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Right from the Middle: We must return to Americanism to strengthen our nation By William O. Lipinski In just three short years, our America the Beautiful will celebrate its two hundred and fiftieth birthday giving us a very short time to capture the Spirit of Americanism that our founding fathers believed in and practiced. The Americanism gave us…
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Proposed bipartisan Senate bill to keep kids under 13 off social media should be passed By Jeffery M. Leving Recently there have been a few lawsuits filed by some states against social media companies in order to protect the mental health of youths. There have also been calls for government regulation, movement from the social…
Ahmed Ahmed reigns as the Pharaoh of Standup Comedy Egyptian immigrant Ahmed Ahmed continues to lead the field of Arab American standup comedy and big screen films as he tours the country performing at your favorite comedy venue. Ahmed is probably the first Arab American to make standup comedy and acting his career focus, and…
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No, You Do Not Own ‘Your’ Pronouns or My Language By Jane M. Orient, M.D. From the viewpoint of a home-school grammar teacher (since I was in seventh grade), a pronoun is just a short word that takes the place of a noun, so that you don’t have to keep saying the noun over and…
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Will Moses ever come down from the mountain top and save America? By Ray Hanania America is in a mess. Americans don’t realize they are the frog in the pot of water that is slowly rising to a boil. By the time it happens, it will be too late. Former President Trump has some good…
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Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau is “off the rails on a crazy train” Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau went on a name calling rant filled with lies and falsehoods, attacking critics who have demanded that he be accountable in his 2023 State of the Village Speech. It was hosted by the Orland Park Chamber of…
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Crystal Tree homeowner frustrated Pekau won’t address his concerns Dr. Robert Peiss, a homeowner in Crystal Tree, who has been complaining about dead trees near his home for years, says Crystal Tree has cut down some of the trees but refuses to remove all of them, including those near his home. Worse, the Village of…
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Was Cleopatra Black or White and why it matters By Ray Hanania It was bad enough when White racists would lie about the physical attributes of African Americans to justify maintaining the dual system of segregation. Just as bad is the reverse racism that grew from the suffering many African Americans faced as a consequence…
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Orland Park Mayor Pekau’s lies cost him the election, again Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau is a pathological liar when it comes to politics and his achievements. Worse is that Pekau uses taxpayer resources as a platform to fund his lies, making false statements from the podium of the Village of Orland Park board meetings….
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