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A recent Friday night found me and my fourteen year old daughter on the couch, Netflix cued up, and we are transported to Washington D.C. circa 2003. The…
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I hate yard signs. I dislike them almost as much as I loathe those inflatable, blowie-uppy-thingys that people put in their yards for Halloween and…
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This week the Shop Talk panelists discuss how reporters are being treated as they try to cover this year’s presidential campaigns.Many times journalists…
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A new governor. A long-time House speaker. Court-ordered state spending. It all adds up to a year unlike any other in the state of Illinois' history.…
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The Center for Public Integrity has released the results of what it calls, “a data-driven assessment of state laws and practices that are meant to deter…
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The Shop Talk panelists talk about political websites that are made to look like news sites. The Columbia Journalism Review reported it found at least 20…
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The mere accumulation of facts doesn’t always lead to good conclusions, judgment or wisdom. Too many of us, progressive and conservative alike, can fall…
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The election returns in yesterday’s Illinois primary were not even in before the candidates for governor started attacking each other. Republicans chose...
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Infographics: Explore the Numbers In just two months this year, Missouri legislators and state-wide officials received more than a third of a million