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Midway Airport ranks as the 5th most unreliable airport in America, study shows

Posted on July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 By Ray Hanania 2 Comments on Midway Airport ranks as the 5th most unreliable airport in America, study shows
Midway Airport ranks as the 5th most unreliable airport in America, study shows

Midway Airport ranks as the 5th most unreliable airport in America, study shows The most unreliable airports in the US revealed in new study:  Chicago Midway International Airport in Illinois ranks fifth in the US, with an index score of 37.79/100. Santa Fe Municipal and Newark Liberty International are second and third, with scores of…

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Hanania columns on Biden’s border plan, Israel’s PAC influence on Congress, and Trump’s conviction

Posted on June 7, 2024June 7, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Hanania columns on Biden’s border plan, Israel’s PAC influence on Congress, and Trump’s conviction
Hanania columns on Biden’s border plan, Israel’s PAC influence on Congress, and Trump’s conviction

Hanania columns on Biden’s border plan, Israel’s PAC influence on Congress, and Trump’s conviction Award winning former Chicago City Hall political reporter and now columnist writes seven columns each week on a wide range of topics from Chicagoland, Illinois and American politics, slice-of-life observations, humor to analysis of developments in the Middle East. The columns…

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Hanania syndicated columns: expose ASPCA spending, effort to block RFK from presidential debate and more

Posted on May 18, 2024May 18, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Hanania syndicated columns: expose ASPCA spending, effort to block RFK from presidential debate and more
Hanania syndicated columns: expose ASPCA spending, effort to block RFK from presidential debate and more

Hanania syndicated columns: expose ASPCA spending, effort to block RFK from presidential debate and more Ray Hanania’s syndicated columns this week included a detailed look at how the ASPCA spends the money it solicits in high profile but painful advertising on its company executives. Only about $7.75 of the monthly $19 solicited in the Ads…

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Ziyad Brand partners with SimSim to offer authentic Middle Eastern Recipes through App

Posted on May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Ziyad Brand partners with SimSim to offer authentic Middle Eastern Recipes through App
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Ziyad Brand partners with SimSim to offer authentic Middle Eastern Recipes through App SimSim Middle Eastern App brings authentic, delicious recipes at your fingertips, and walks you through creating them with ease and great taste using Ziyad recipes as a resource. Downloadable from any App store Cicero, IL. — Ziyad Brand is partnering with the popular…

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Senator Bernie Sanders to seek re-election to U.S. Senate

Posted on May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Senator Bernie Sanders to seek re-election to U.S. Senate
Senator Bernie Sanders to seek re-election to U.S. Senate

Senator Bernie Sanders to seek re-election to U.S. Senate Senator Bernie Sanders announced Monday May 6, 2024  in Vermont that he will seek a fourth term to the U.S. Senate. His time in the Senate, along with his previous 16 years in the House of Representatives, makes him the longest-serving independent Member of Congress in…

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Desperate Democrats seeking to deny America voters presidential choice to block RFK Jr candidacy

Posted on May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Desperate Democrats seeking to deny America voters presidential choice to block RFK Jr candidacy
Desperate Democrats seeking to deny America voters presidential choice to block RFK Jr candidacy

Desperate Democrats seeking to deny America voters presidential choice to block RFK Jr candidacy Democratic National Committee invents new rule in attempt to invalidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Nevada signatures one day before his Vice presidential announcement Just one week after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he had collected all of the signatures needed to get…

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WHY ENGLAND SLEPT releases “House of Pizza”

Posted on April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on WHY ENGLAND SLEPT releases “House of Pizza”
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WHY ENGLAND SLEPT releases “House of Pizza” “House of Pizza,” an eclectic 12-song mix of post-rock, new age, jazz and prog, has been independently released by WHY ENGLAND SLEPT, a musical recording project led by Salem, MA singer-songwriter (and UIC alumnus/former Chicagoan) Don Hammontree. Hammontree, the guitarist, vocalist and chief songwriter for the local band…

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Can’t hide the anti-Trump spin in the new “Civil War” movie

Posted on April 21, 2024April 21, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Can’t hide the anti-Trump spin in the new “Civil War” movie
Can’t hide the anti-Trump spin in the new “Civil War” movie

Can’t hide the anti-Trump spin in the new “Civil War” movie Although the director denies it, the new Civil War movie is a subtle but direct attack on former President Donald Trump, another effort by the media, this time entertainment, to destroy him By Ray Hanania Paid/Politics-Movie/Saturday April 20, 2024/Syndicated column. Sign up today If…

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