After 20 months of retirement, Bill Moyers, now 77, will return to PBS with a new show called “Moyers & Company.” It will premiere
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2012 candidates flunk secularism test
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Rural Illinois residents are “SORE” about new hog farm
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Occupy the Moment: A Mindful Path to a New Economy
The 99%, the catch phrase of the Occupy Movement, is shorthand for confronting and condemning the behavior of the greedy 1% who destroyed the
If you didn’t fight in a war, don’t start a new one
One of America’s finest progressives was South Dakota Senator George McGovern. In 1972, he won the Democratic nomination for president. Unfortunately, he was trounced
What year is this, anyway?
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
The wrong candidate is right [sort of]
I disagree with Ron Paul on almost everything. Almost. His views on government [he basically says it should have virtually no role in our
Federal & state executioners need a drug fix
A lethal drug has been in short supply since its Illinois manufacturer has expressed a desire to not be known as the supplier, and