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Chicago’s Bankruptcy Prophecy Foretold
It’s been unfixable for over a decade. This is not a new problem: “We are writing today to let you know that the pension crisis has grown so severe that it is now, unfixable,” said the letter co-signed by Miles White, chairman of the Commercial Club; Jim Farrell, chairman of the Civic Committee, and Ty…
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Can Chicago’s Media Expose Mayor Brandon Johnson?
Are There Any Smart People at the Intersection of Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Media? In days of old it was the media’s job. Twenty-five years ago every mayoral candidate had to sit down for a full hour every Sunday morning and be prepared for an in-depth discussion on various matters. Back in the day…
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Reviewing the Impact of Mail-in Voting on Chicago
What’s really going on with mail-in voting in Chicago? According to the Chicago Board of Elections’ database, as of early August there were 2,115,542 registered voters in Chicago. Of those, 1,570,753 were in active status. Two addresses share the title of having the greatest number of active voters. The first is 2700 S. California; that’s…
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Corrupt Civil Rights Leaders Won’t Support School Choice
So says Juan Williams: “The civil rights challenge of this generation is education,” Williams said. “Dr. King would never allow anybody to buy his silence, to buy him off.” He charged that unions are paying off civil rights leaders like Reverend Al Sharpton so that they will not support charter schools and education vouchers. “Poor…
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Sun to Flip its Magnetic Field Soon
The sun’s magnetic field is expected to flip in the next three to four months and it could lead to changes in our climate, storms and disruption to satellites. This solar event only happens once every 11 years and signals what physicists call the Solar Maximum – a time when the Sun’s solar activity is…