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By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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05.21.25
Judging by the frequent surveys of employees in the workplace who seem unhappy in their jobs, you’d think companies would make some serious changes. This does not account for the fact that there are perpetual “grumpies" who wish work itself would go away. There are plenty of those!
By David E. Smith
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05.20.25
The last day of the regular session for the Illinois General Assembly is May 31st! Therefore, we have less than two weeks to petition our state lawmakers and tell them to VOTE NO on pro-suicide legislation. Devaluing life for some means devaluing life for all. The state should never normalize suicide.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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05.20.25
“Obscenity isn’t protected by the First Amendment, but hazy and unenforceable legal definitions have allowed extreme pornography to saturate American society and reach countless children.” – Mike Lee
By Dr. Jerry Newcombe
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05.19.25
Once dismissed as a niche or outdated source, Christian media is now capturing the attention of a significant portion of the American population. A recent National Religious Broadcasters and Barna Group study, revealing that over 60% of American adults engage with Christian content through various platforms like television, radio, and social media.
By Kathy Valente
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05.17.25
On Tuesday, 22 students from Fort Dearborn Elementary School in Chicago were hospitalized after eating THC-laced cookies. Days earlier, a woman in Wheeling gave THC-infused chocolate to children in a park. These incidents highlight the results of foolish drug policies.
By David E. Smith
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05.16.25
Lawmakers intent on legalizing physician-assisted suicide have scheduled HB 1328, the House version of SB 9, for a subject-matter hearing in the Illinois House Executive Committee, tomorrow, May 14, 2025.
By Alex Newman
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05.16.25
Amid a major push to “protect” children from parents who refuse to “affirm” gender confusion in children, yet another government school in Colorado is in the spotlight for “transitioning” and “grooming” yet another innocent child.
By Thomas Hampson
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05.15.25
How is it that our elected officials can be so wrong so often? Take Senate Bill 100, introduced and passed as Public Act 99-0456 in 2015, which was intended to eliminate the so-called school-to-prison pipeline by eliminating the disparate discipline of minority students.
By Bill Muehlenberg
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05.14.25
It is with fear and trepidation that I write this piece. The backlash could be intense – the resistance could be full bore. So what is my topic? A hot-potato issue like abortion or transgendersim, or simply religion and politics that gets so many folks so fully worked up? No, I want to discuss things like AI and ChatGPT and so on, especially in terms of believers using such devices for the work of the Christian ministry.
By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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05.14.25
No doubt it baffled a significant number of Catholics worldwide when the more-than-100 cardinals at the Conclave earlier this month chose a onetime Chicagoan as their new Pope. A Southsider. As Gomer Pyle used to say, “Surprise. Surprise. Surprise.”
