Editors’ note: Tony McCombie is Republican State Representative for Illinois’ 71st District, which includes portions of Rock Island, Henry, Carroll, and Whiteside Counties. Pension reform has been a hot topic in Illinois for years now. [It is] a massive fiscal challenge that spends roughly 25% of our General Fund and
Peter Roff is a Senior Fellow at Frontiers of Freedom and a former U. S. News and World Report Contributing Editor, who appears regularly as a commentator on the One America News network. There’s nothing wrong with being wealthy. What matters is how one got to be that way. Far
Christine Flowers is an attorney and a columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News. There are people, particularly in areas like Philadelphia[, PA,] where progressives tend to congregate, who cannot understand why anyone would have voted for Donald Trump. Trump is considered by most Democrats and even some Republicans as a
Dick Polman is the National political columnist at WHYY in Philadelphia, PA, and a “Writer in Residence” at the University of Pennsylvania. His email is dickpolman7@gmail.com. Are we capable of connecting two dots? The fake border crisis distracts us from the true National emergency: A suspected Russian asset sits in
Sixty years, ten months, and 26 days ago, then-Senator John F. Kennedy, offered this path to Legislative statesmenship. He spoke during a Loyola College Alumni Banquet in Baltimore, MD, on February 18, 1958. There is wisdom in his 35 words that applies today. “Let us not seek the Republican answer
An award-winning political journalist, Micek is the Opinion Editor and Political Columnist for PennLive/The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, PA. It was a perfect post-Christmas day, as I watched tourists move in concentric circles around the Jefferson Memorial at the far edge of the National Mall. Jefferson’s famous exhortation about the nature
Editor’s note: This information was published on Monday, January 7, 2019, by the office of Illinois Representative Cheri Bustos. In addition to 800,000 workers who are either furloughed or working without pay–including folks at airports and the Peoria[, IL,] Agriculture Lab–our farmers are feeling the consequences from President Trump’s reckless
On Thursday, January 3, 2019, the House of Representatives passed legislation that will fundamentally change the way the House operates. The rules package will ensure that the House is more effective, fiscally responsible, and working with integrity for the people. Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, Illinois’ 17th Congressional District, stated, “For far too
Will Durst is an award-winning, Nationally acclaimed columnist, comic, and former sod farmer in New Berlin, Wi. For a calendar of personal appearances, including his new one-man show, “Durst Case Scenario,” please visit willdurst.com. Sit the kids down. Let the dogs out. Prop up the grandparents. The Nation’s patience has
Peter Funt is a writer and speaker. His book Cautiously Optimistic is available at Amazon.com and CandidCamera.com. Wondering if things will change for the better in the New Year? Here’s a handy clip ‘n’ save precap of news certain to occur during 2019. JAN. 1 – In a New Year’s
Jase Graves is an award-winning humor columnist from East Texas. His columns have been featured in Texas Escapes magazine, The Shreveport Times, The Longview News Journal, and The Kilgore News Herald. Contact Graves at susanjase@sbcglobal. With the smells of the holidays…still hanging in the air, it’s time for another one
This essay was written by Joe Guzzardi. He is a Progressives for Immigration Reform analyst who has written about immigration for more than 30 years. Contact him at jguzzardi@pfirdc.org. In as troubling an immigration story as anyone will read this summer, between December 2017 and April 2018, U. S. Border
This essay by Molly Redden appeared on Huffington Post Sunday, July 22, 2018. Women migrants are fleeing countries which the United States helped decimate. [Ironically,] since the day Donald Trump began his run for the Presidential office, he has promoted the idea that people who flee to the U. S.
This editorial was written by Peter Roff. Although it’s cliche, Memorial Day reminds us that freedom isn’t free. It costs us, sometimes dearly. This is especially true when we find ourselves unprepared, for a conflict we probably should have expected to be drawn into. America was not ready for World
This essay was written by Danny Tyree. My family has just finished an Orlando-area vacation. While my wife is several years younger than I am, it’s blindingly more obvious than ever, that I’m at an awkward age as a tourist. I’m in that “no man’s land” between pushing a stroller