2022 College Football Playoff bowl games: Georgia, Michigan, TCU, Ohio State fill four-team field

After winning their first SEC championship since 2017 on Saturday night, the reigning national champion Georgia Bulldogs remained atop the pack as the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff as determined Sunday by the CFP Selection Committee.

Here’s a link to the story at CBS Sports.

EDITORIAL: Elon Shakes it Up

Donald Trump got very good news last week. Just minutes after Elon Musk released damaging 2020 election information about Twitter, the former President texted me: “Total corruption. Everybody is now admitting the election of 2020 was rigged.”

Here’s a link to the column.

RLC and SIC received state honors

Rend Lake College and Southeastern Illinois College have been named co-winners of the Innovation Award from the Illinois Council for Community Colleges Administration (ICCCA) in coordination with the Illinois Community College Training and Resource and Information Network (weTRaIN).

Here’s a link to the story at the Rend Lake College website.

OPINION: Biden wants your retirement savings to go woke. Here are 3 ways to protect yourself

The White House recently issued a new regulation that will allow investment fiduciaries, including 401(k) plan managers, to offer investment options that consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, such as climate change and social justice initiatives.

Here’s a link to the editorial at Fox News.

Impossible? Trust God For the Answer

When God is growing your character, he sometimes will test you with what seems like an unsolvable problem.

Here’s a link to Daily Hope, by Rick Warren.

ECONOMY: Payrolls and wages blow past expectations, flying in the face of Fed rate hikes

Job growth was much better than expected in November despite the Federal Reserve’s aggressive efforts to slow the labor market and tackle inflation.

Here’s a link to the story at CNBC.

The homeless and the holidays. Here’s how to make a difference

The holidays are a time to gather together with friends and loved ones to share a meal, watch sports, and remember the good things in life we too often take for granted.
Here’s a link to the story.

Hot Stove ignites with return of MLB Winter Meetings; Cardinals seek their first spark

SAN DIEGO — Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak, like so many of his industry peers, often remarks how deadlines spur action. Here’s the link to the story at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Confronted by GOP critics and confused constituents, Democrats made fixes to their sweeping criminal justice law

SPRINGFIELD — After months of blistering attacks from Republicans as well as some criticism from members of their own party, Democratic lawmakers came together during the final legislative session of the year to approve changes aimed at clarifying their controversial criminal justice overhaul.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.

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