Freedom” is a word much bandied-about these days. Those disliking masks in schools want freedom from mask mandates. Those who fear the teaching of critical race theory in public schools — never mind the fact that it only appears in…
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OpEd | The Divine needs more of our time
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One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I forget those words were written to describe what America aspires to achieve. I think we sometimes forget. “Under God” is rightly listed first among these American ideals most…
OpEd | We must not define ourselves by our own circumstances
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When the opportunity to write this column fell in my lap I had no idea what it would become, nor could I bring myself to understand what grace made me worthy of the honor. I promise to respect the people…
Can Darin LaHood continue to compromise his own constituency?
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By SHELLEY EPSTEIN In the adjacent article, my old friend Jim Nowlan outlines a political path forward for Congressman Adam Kinzinger. Since Illinois Democrats’ unconscionable and immoral gerrymandering lumped Kinzinger and Darin LaHood in the same conservative and Trumpy district,…
Can Adam Kinzinger escape the squeeze from his own party?
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By JIM NOWLAN What is Adam Kinzinger going to do? “What should he do?” friends ask me. His options aren’t good, yet I have a path forward for the 43-year-old Republican. First, some background. Kinzinger is a typically conservative, six-term…
OpEd | Haunting taste of defeat makes me long for life Before COVID
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The day will come when B.C. will no longer denote a time before Christ. Human history has entered a period of irrevocable change unlike any since the birth of our Lord and Savior. I believe B.C. will eventually designate a…
OpEd | Right to choose disappearing under authoritarian cloak of minority rule
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The Supreme Court heard arguments on Dec. 1st in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, to decide whether Mississippi’s law making most abortions illegal after 15 weeks of pregnancy constitutes an undue burden on the right to abortion established in…
OpEd | Qualified Immunity
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Here are statements concurring with the op-ed in the November issue of Community Word by Professor Joanna Schwartz, “Ending qualified immunity won’t ruin cops’ finances. It will better protect the public.” That piece was reprinted with permission from USA Today.…
OpEd | Ending qualified immunity won’t ruin cops’ finances. It will better protect the public.
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This column is reprinted with permission from USA Today where it was originally published as part of a series examining qualified immunity. The project is made possible in part by a grant from Stand Together. BY PROF. JOANNA SCHWARTZ Congressional…
OpEd | Equity versus Merit
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In a June column in the PJS, George Will objected to progressives’ goal of equity, which he interprets as governmental efforts to improve the conditions of favored groups. He argued that “merit” is the antonym of “equity.” He agreed when…