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Is this a bad time to bring up that the Cubs have been trying to smother Alex Rodriguez’s incendiary comments about injured, expensive free-agent pitcher Yu Darvish and his purportedly creating bad feelings in the clubhouse while exiled Cubs ace Jake Arrieta just owned the MLB-leading Red Sox by allowing one run on six hits in seven innings?
Interim manager Mike Shildt had a quick hook with starter Luke Weaver, and it paid off for the Cardinals in a 6-3 win over the Rockies.
Here’s a link to the story at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Illinois has the worst credit rating in the nation due in large part to its massive unfunded pension liabilities, but even modest reforms to the state’s biggest problem are no match for election-year politics.
Here’s a link to the editorial at Illinois News Network.
Union protestors and celebrity advocates have decided that waiters’ tips aren’t big enough.
Here’s a link to the editorial at FOX News.
By Rick Warren
“Truth, wisdom, learning, and good sense — these are worth paying for, but too valuable for you to sell” (Proverbs 23:23 GNT).
The Bible also says, “Buy truth — don’t sell it for love or money; buy wisdom, buy education, buy insight” (Proverbs 23:23 The Message). God wants you to develop skills and educate yourself so that you can become the kind of person he has shaped you to be.
Anytime we use our money to buy a Christian book or a resource that helps us grow, we’re investing in God’s Growth Fund. Whenever we use our money to take a class or learn something that makes us more of who or what God wants us to be, we’re investing in our growth. And God is smiling because we’re using our money in the right way.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to salad, federal food safety inspectors are warning of another potential cyclospora contamination, this time affecting salads and wraps sold by Trader Joe’s, Walgreens and Kroger.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
An 83-year-old man was found dead Wednesday in Rend Lake after a two-hour search.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
A Republican state lawmaker tasked with helping find ways to prevent sexual harassment stepped down Wednesday following a report of accusations he sent nude photos of an ex-girlfriend to other men online.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
