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La Opinion: Obama offers a better vision for the future for everyone in U.S

October 26, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Economy, Immigration, Media, Obama, Politics, Romney, Uncategorized Leave a comment

La Opinion, the biggest Spanish-language newspaper in the U.S., has endorsed President Obama for re-election, saying that on November 6, “there is no clearer

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The truth about sex and pregnancy, as told to Todd Akin

August 24, 2012 Nicole Lopez 2012 Election, Education, Health care, Politics, Reproductive rights, Uncategorized, Women 2 comments

Dear Congressman Akin: When a man and a woman love each other and decide that the time is right, they call the stork. Nine

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Roberts chooses conservative over extreme

June 29, 2012 Arthur Lieber Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Congress, Courts, Health care, Human Rights, Obama, Politics, Poverty, Reproductive rights, Uncategorized, Women One comment

John Roberts has one iron in the fire that none of the other conservatives on the Supreme Court have. As chief justice, it is

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Term limits? Why not office limits?

June 12, 2012 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Congress, Good government, Politics, Uncategorized, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

In St. Louis County, Missouri, there are approximately 45 elected political offices.  (The exact number is  difficult to determine and varies among  jurisdictions). If

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SCOTUS: “3×5-gate” reveals justices’ thinking on health reform

April 1, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Courts, Humor, Uncategorized One comment

For everyone trying to read the Supreme Court tea leaves after this week’s oral arguments about health care reform, the discovery of a pile

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What year is this, anyway?

January 3, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Humor, Language/Words, Uncategorized Leave a comment

When the ball dropped in Times Square at twelve o’clock high I toasted and sang, but could not help but sigh. A dozen years

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Compassion: an obituary

November 28, 2011 Barbara Finch Humor, Ideas, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Compassion, a long-time resident of the hearts and minds of many Americans, has died. Authorities say the cause of death was slow strangulation by

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Leftover turkeys

November 25, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Humor, Uncategorized Leave a comment

It’s the day after Thanksgiving: You’ve got leftover white meat, cranberry chutney and sweet-potato soufflé. We’ve got the blogging equivalent: stories that were pretty

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1 million more young adults now have health insurance under ACA

September 22, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Health care, Uncategorized Leave a comment

More evidence that President Obama’s healthcare reform program is beneficial:  Since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, young adults—who typically are the least

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Curious history of politicians in Plains states

August 11, 2011 Arthur Lieber Congress, Government, History, Politics, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Omaha, NE; Thursday, July 21, 2011. Traveling through America’s plain’s states, there is much to be learned about the distressing changes in both the

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