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Showing posts with label James R. Thompson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label James R. Thompson. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Let’s just honor everybody with statues on the Illinois capitol grounds

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The “Christmas Tree bill.” It was a phrase I always particularly detested from my days back when I covered the Illinois Statehouse scene. ...
Monday, March 2, 2015

EXTRA: Shadow of blue dress mean-spirited, but hidden detail not unique

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The quirky news story of the day on Monday consisted of the tale of the artist who painted the official portrait of former President Bill Cl...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

You’d think it was still 20th Century by composition of immigration forum

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“House Speaker” J. Dennis Hastert. “Governors” James R. Thompson and Jim Edgar. Those were the “big names” for a political forum held...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Wrigley Field a battleground, but that’s not really new politically-speaking

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I have found it amusing in recent weeks to hear the political rhetoric related to Wrigley Field. Government officials want to help the ...
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Gregory Tejeda
Chicago's far South Side, Illinois, United States
I am a Chicago-area freelance writer who has reported on various political and legal beats. I wrote "Hispanic" issues columns for United Press International, observed up close the Statehouse Scene in Springfield, Ill., the Cook County Board in Chicago and municipal government in places like Calumet City, Ill., and Gary, Ind. For a time, I also wrote about agriculture. Trust me when I say the symbolic stench of partisan politics (particularly when directed against people due to their ethnicity) is far nastier than any odor that could come from a farm animal.
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