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Remembering a Kiss Goodbye on Father’s Day
This is my first Father’s Day without a father. My dad, Gary Smith, died of heart failure at 78 in July 2018. I last saw him in April 2018 in a Portland hospital. The last touch we had was part of a reluctant good-bye was when I kissed him on his forehead after telling him Continue reading
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Why Should Illinois Government Retirees Get Higher Annual Increases Than People with Social Security?
I occasionally see the rallying cry ‘Pensions are a promise!’ But, are generous Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) a promise too? Is it really a good promise that people with state funded pensions should get higher annual raises than people living on Social Security? Is it a true promise that Illinois government retiree COLA can Continue reading
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My Grinchly Heart Grew Three Sizes with the VFW and High School Music
I admit it. I am a Grinch. I do not like Christmas and just like Dr. Seuss’s Grinch my heart grew three sizes this week. While I did not steal any presents or tie antlers to a dog, music and the spirit of Christmas moved me. I was not raised religiously and I am not Continue reading
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I might be optimistic about JB and Illinois’ Second #Bluewave
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I wanted Illinois voters to deflect the Second #Bluewave with the hope that the state could recover from the lingering damage left by the #Bluewave that came ashore in 2002. I am not sure if the latest wave has the damaging force of a ripple or a tsunami. Time will Continue reading
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Does Illinois need another #BlueWave?
As the 2018 election approaches, I hear calls in Illinois and across the nation for a #BlueWave. If you are angry at Trump and Republicans for the Kavanaugh nomination, immigration policies, trade wars, expanding debt and deficit, the Putin bromance and Russian collusion, stealing the election from Hillary or any number of other transgressions, vote Continue reading
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