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Saturday, September 19, 2015

If only Rauner would listen to himself, let alone thoughts of Catholic church

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“ The unfortunate truth is the longer we take to resolve our issues, the more painful the choices we must face will become. The cuts we wi...
Friday, September 18, 2015

Still way too early to learn much of substance about presidential dreamers

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I didn’t bother to watch the Republican presidential debate that was televised Wednesday night – I just wasn’t in the mood to sit through ...
Thursday, September 17, 2015

Do we really need the food carts coming to Chicago? I don’t think so

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A part of me supports the idea of food carts being permitted to operate openly on the Chicago streets; primarily because I thought it was ...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Will we want to hear what former Bear Clark thinks about his kid’s schooling?

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The way we want to think of Desmond I find the circumstances of former Chicago Bears tight end Desmond Clark to be intriguing. Clark ...

EXTRA: Are you already celebrated-out by Mexico’s Independence Day

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It was intriguing to see Gov. Bruce Rauner’s public schedule for Tuesday – one event, an evening appearance in Chicago's Harrison Park...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Are we headed for brawl with Houston?

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The Reuters newswire service felt compelled Monday to report a story that has been hinted at by many entities for years – Houston will som...
Monday, September 14, 2015

Some people just determined to live in the past (and make us live there too)

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I can’t say I was surprised to learn recently that a state legislator is talking about wanting to bring back the death penalty to Illinois...
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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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