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Mothers in prison rarely see their children, families

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First of two parts With the holidays here, most families look forward to sharing special times with their families. But mothers in prison aren’t likely to see their families this Thanksgiving, or any other day. Nearly two-thirds of imprisoned mothers have never received a visit from their children. Jill McCorkel,...

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Fentanyl in counterfeit prescription pills sent to U.S. deadly

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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is alerting the public of dangerous counterfeit pills which are killing Americans. Erica C. Curry writes: “Mexican drug cartels are manufacturing mass quantities of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid that is lethal in minute doses, for distribution throughout North America....

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Dilemmas continue in search of solutions to opioid crisis

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October 21 the headline read, “Four major drug firms reached a $260M settlement with two Ohio counties [for liability in the national opioid crisis].” Public companies bear a duty to maximize the company’s profits, referred to as their fiduciary responsibility. No CEO could get away with intentionally-reducing sales or lowering...

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Film’s continuing message: Wake up America and see

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By John W. Whitehead “You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this Fall. You think they’re people just like you. You’re wrong. Dead wrong.” — They Live We’re living in two worlds, you and I. There’s the world we see...

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Kane County Board chairman Chris Lauzen requests printing the Trump/Zelensky transcript

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By Chris Lauzen If American citizens and voters are going to be subjected by extreme, partisan Democrats to the water-torture and divisiveness of impeachment hearings based upon interpretations, so-called parodies, and outright lies, the least that our free and fair press can do is publish the actual transcript of the...

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Government overreach, corruption, abuse, threat to we the people

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By John W. Whitehead Take heed, America. Our losses are mounting with every passing day. What began with the post-9/11 passage of the USA Patriot Act has snowballed into the eradication of every vital safeguard against government overreach, corruption, and abuse. The rights embodied in the U.S. Constitution, which have...

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On building prisons; many citizens do not recognize it

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By John W. Whitehead “The exile of prisoners to a distant place, where they can pay their debt to society, make themselves useful, and not contaminate others with their ideas or their criminal acts, is a practice as old as civilization itself.” — Anne Applebaum, Gulag: A History It is...

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The Family, or the Fellowship, offers a look inside D.C.

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First of two parts The new five-part Netflix series “The Family,” directed by documentarian Jesse Moss, is streaming now. EJ Dickson of the Rolling Stone magazine submitted the following article: “From the Illuminati to the freemasons to QAnon, there’s no shortage of conspiracy theories trying to explain how power is...

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On making America great again

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August 14, 2019Dear editor; Okay, I give, I want to Make America Great Again. That’s why I’m voting Blue in 2020 for Democratic Party members with brains and morals who will act as a check on our corrupt and incompetent president and GOP-ruled Senate. See, I’m not anti-Donald Trump, I’m...

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Most egregious perpetrator of gun violence: U.S. government

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By John W. Whitehead “It is often the case that police shootings, incidents where law enforcement officers pull the trigger on civilians, are left out of the conversation on gun violence. But a police officer shooting a civilian counts as gun violence.” —Journalist Celisa Calacal Yes, gun violence is a...

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Aurora establishes committee of U.S. Census complete count

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The Aurora City Council, in June, approved the establishment of the Aurora Complete Count Committee (CCC) with a charge of spearheading a comprehensive action plan for Aurora to have a full and complete count in the 2020 Census. Comprised of a cross-section of community members, the Aurora CCC has held...

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Xenophobia, children migrant camps, racism, issues: NAACP

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Last of two parts The NAACP (National Association of Colored People) gathered two weeks ago in Detroit for its annual convention. Lauren Gambino, based in Washington, D.C., wrote a piece for The Guardian Weekly. She wrote how the NAACP convention urged presidential hopefuls not to shy away from being against...

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Be more aggressive to stop president Trump: NAACP

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First of two parts The NAACP gathered in Detroit this week and leaders urged presidential hopefuls prior to the Democratic Party presidential debates earlier this week and for its own convention, not to shy away as Donald Trump fans the flames. Lauren Gambino writes for The Guardian Weekly in Washington:...

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Tolerance for dissent vital to U.S.

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By John W. Whitehead “Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us? The constitutional theory is that we the people are the sovereigns, the state and federal officials only our agents. We who have the...

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Reference to ‘The Squad’ villain: Lazy, copycat, media

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AOC “Squad”: Who in the media is responsible for this term in the reference to four members of the House of Representatives? MEDIAite Colby Hall addresses this issue in the following article: “Among the many horrible news trends that have occurred of late, near the top of that list is...

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Abolish U.S. Senate: Bold, radical, but necessary

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Time for another Bold New Idea. It has to do with the Senate of the United States, that so-called gentlemen’s club and greatest deliberative body in the history of the world. Of late, however, very few Senators have behaved as gentlemen, more like louts, in my humble opinion, and the...

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Rotary Club of Aurora, among Millions, to participate in event on World Polio Day, October 24

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The Rotary Club of Aurora will mark historic progress toward a polio-free world while urging community support to end the paralyzing disease. An event , October 24, among thousands, will be held by Rotary organizations across the globe on World Polio Day. Rotary members in the Aurora area are among...

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Select Fourth of July Independence Day activities in listing

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Aurora • RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway, and McCullough Park, Illinois Avenue and Lake Street, patriotic music, games, food, kids activities start at 6 p.m. . Fireworks will be Wednesday, July 4 at 9:35 p.m. over the Fox River with viewing at McCullough Park and RiverEdge Park. • Fourth of...

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