Progress continued on a couple of different construction projects on the Rend Lake College campus.
Here’s a link to the story.
GOP demands Biden administration act after Mayorkas calls border crisis ‘unsustainable’
August 13, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Top Republicans on Friday called on the Biden administration to act on the crisis at the southern border after leaked audio emerged of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calling the situation there “unsustainable.”
Here’s a link to the story at Fox News.
Slain Chicago police Officer Ella French was part of community safety team, often worked by newer cops in city’s toughest neighborhoods By JEREMY GORNER
August 13, 2021 By Leave a Comment
On the night Chicago police Officer Ella French was shot to death and her partner badly wounded, the two were working on a roving team tasked with patrolling areas around the city prone to spikes in violence and other crime.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Census shows downstate Illinois population decline, sets stage for redistricting
August 13, 2021 By Leave a Comment
SPRINGFIELD — Downstate Illinois is continuing to hollow out, with U.S. Census data, released Thursday afternoon, confirming the region’s losses as the main driver of the state’s population loss over the past 10 years
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
Can schools opt out of mask rule? Here’s what state superintendent says
August 13, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Illinois’ top education leader has told local superintendents they do not have the authority to refuse to comply with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s universal masking mandate in schools for this fall.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
Positively Speaking | Toby Moore: Memories my father gave me
August 13, 2021 By Leave a Comment
As Gary Moore’s son, I had a unique vantage point to get to know my father in a way that almost nobody else could. He was a fantastic father!
Here’s a link to the column at the Southern Illinoisan.
Editorial: What do the Saudis have to hide regarding the 9/11 attacks?
August 13, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Nearly 20 years after the most deadly foreign assault on U.S. soil, the American people still don’t have all the answers about whether the Saudi government assisted the mainly Saudi terrorists who planned and carried out the 9/11 attacks.
Here’s a link to the editorial at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Afghanistan was always Mission Impossible. Biden’s living in fantasyland with this endgame
August 13, 2021 By Leave a Comment
President Biden has just sent combat forces back into Afghanistan to evacuate American civilians at the embassy and Afghans who have assisted us in the war effort. The 3,000 American forces will then presumably shoot their way out as they depart.
Here’s a link to the editorial at Fox News.
COVID vaccine mandates vs. personal freedom – here’s how to decide what’s right for you
August 13, 2021 By Leave a Comment
My doctor has never mandated I do anything, ever. It’s one of the reasons I trust him so much.
Here’s a link to the editorial at Fox News.
Chicago Cubs release Jake Arrieta — an abrupt ending to their reunion with the former Cy Young winner: ‘It was the right thing’
August 13, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Nearly six months after the Chicago Cubs signed right-hander Jake Arrieta, a pairing both sides envisioned as a fruitful reunion, he briefly paused while weighing a postgame question.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
