Category: Commentary

Opinion: Easing restrictions in coronavirus wake is irresponsible

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 Ray Hanania No Comments

Opinion: Easing restrictions in coronavirus wake is irresponsible Some political leaders, especially those on the extreme far right, are calling for coronavirus restrictions to be lifted, even though the number of infections continues to increase. These officials are being irresponsible. With them on the far right extreme, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker on the far left…

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Price Controls Punish U.S. Innovators and Economy

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Guest Columnist No Comments

Price Controls Punish U.S. Innovators and Economy By Sally C. Pipes America’s biopharmaceutical industry dwarfs most other economic sectors. It’s one of our nation’s single biggest job creators, supporting close to a million positions across the country. And its products save countless lives each year. Yet for some reason, politicians in both parties seem determined…

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To combat coronavirus, we may need more antibiotics

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 Guest Columnist No Comments

To combat coronavirus, we may need more antibiotics Every time people take antibiotics, some bacteria may survive, multiply, and evolve to become resistant to existing treatments. Today, common bacterial infections like strep throat no longer respond to run-of-the-mill antibiotics. In fact, some patients, especially those on ventilators, aren’t dying from the virus, but from other…

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Pritzker acts recklessly, jeopardizes first responders

May 2, 2020July 5, 2021 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Pritzker acts recklessly, jeopardizes first responders Gov. J.B. Pritzker spent $17 million to purchase face masks but it turns out they were fake and useless, another example of his poor leadership as Illinois governor. That wasted money and his excessive taxes that he imposed on Illinois taxpayers has created an unjustified burden on the state’s…

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Three weeks of staying home because of COVID-19 and I am ready to break out

April 21, 2020April 27, 2020 Ray Hanania No Comments

Three weeks of staying home because of COVID-19 and I am ready to break out Tensions between husbands and wives are hitting new highs. After being at home for the past three weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic, I can understand why frustrations are mounting. I’m ready to escape. Published in the Southwest News Newspaper Group:…

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Opinion: Orland Mayor accuses me of writing fiction over public meeting

April 16, 2020July 5, 2021 Ray Hanania No Comments

Opinion: Orland Mayor accuses me of writing fiction over public meeting Orland Park’s controversial Mayor Keith Pekau is upset that I publicized his angry personal attacks against Trustee Dan Calandriello from a public meeting he held on April 6 and accused me of writing fiction. But the truth is on the audio tape that the…

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Make your own Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic face mask

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Make your own Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic face mask How to make a face mask to help protect you from the coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic, if you don’t have a hospital grade face mask or don’t want to pay an exorbitant price for one. It’s easy to make and it is effective. This is a video that…

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Pritzker’s dystopian “Afraid New World” strategy

April 10, 2020April 12, 2020 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Pritzker’s dystopian “Afraid New World” strategy Gov. Pritzker continues to hold his daily press conferences to update the public on the coronavirus, sometimes with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. And while they speak to the issues of fighting the virus, including social distancing, stay at home orders, and more, too often Pritzker and Lightfoot instead use…