Paul Gordon

Paul Gordon: Listening, carefully does us all good

All of us have the tendency to hear what we want to hear, even if it’s bad. But, yes, please vote — as our president says — like Donald J. Trump is on ballot; and to the Illinoisans who don’t like state, maybe you should leave

Paul Gordon: There are elephants in our ballrooms

I was surprised to find just how many of my classmates follow Trump, believe in him and in anything that comes out of his mouth. I’m talking about people who were good friends in high school who I’d sneak down to the river with on Friday nights after the ballgame

Gordon: Why not, maybe in my NIMBY?

Stay alert on the data center front. It’s inevitable those places are going to be built and I suppose there is a valid argument to make for them. But it’s important, too, that the public get some say in the matter.

Paul Gordon: These bumps are very much thanks to President Trump

Unlike the Biden bugaboos of COVID-19 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, our current president has initiated tariffs and went to war with Iran. So as we cuss about gas and grocery prices, and worry about affordability, we give a different — and yet familiar — meaning to the phrase, ‘Thanks Trump’

Paul Gordon: Spirit of giving needs no politics

If only government could be run like local Christmas funds. It shouldn’t matter who gave to the fund or who benefited from it, no court actions necessary to make sure the benefits are released. It shouldn’t hinge on anybody’s budget, or get caught in the crossfire of two battling parties.