Bill O’Reilly: The Apathy Factor

We all know people who don’t know much about history or anything else for that matter. And don’t care to know. If they cared, they would google—the easiest way to get information on the planet.

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Op-Ed: Illinois Supreme Court likely to rule state legislature acted hastily in ending cash bail

Two years ago, the Illinois legislature made a bold, politically-motivated move, voting to eliminate monetary bail, with implementation scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1 of this year. Well, that day finally arrived and the Illinois Supreme Court has wisely stepped in and is poised to announce what many of us already knew – that the lawmakers’ actions were unconstitutional.

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Op-Ed: New lawmakers’ top priority should be tax relief for Illinoisans

New Illinois lawmakers who will be sworn into office Jan. 11 would serve their state well if they started their terms by providing overtaxed Illinoisans with economic relief.

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Mexican cartels’ war on Americans: Fentanyl crisis should be atop Biden’s agenda at summit

Enough to kill every American. That’s the amount of lethal doses of fentanyl – a total of 379 million – seized by the DEA in 2022.

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Daily Hope: You Can Relax in God’s Amazing Grace

Your failures don’t surprise God. In fact, he expects them!

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Editorial: Biden’s new border security plan won’t work. Here’s what will

President Biden just announced a plan to deal with the situation at the southwest border, which he attributes to “the broken immigration system.”

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Editorial: Time to defund NPR over porn for kids

As House Republicans overcome their differences and take power in the chamber there is an issue that they should take up immediately: defunding National Public Radio.

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Clarence Page: Today’s Republicans need to get out of their own way

As the House moved past a dozen ballots in failed attempts to elect California Republican Kevin McCarthy to be House speaker, a catchy refrain from the musical “Hamilton” grew louder in my mind:

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McCarthy is finally Speaker. But he’s not weak like you think. Now he can deploy the ‘crazy boss’ strategy

Stop the pearl-clutching, my fellow Republicans. This drama over the House speakership is the best thing that could have happened.

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Damar Hamlin’s recovery shows ‘we’re seeing God answer prayer in real time’

As we head into the final week of the NFL’s regular season, America is heartened by the encouraging news concerning the recovery of the Buffalo Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin. Still listed in critical condition and in the intensive care unit at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, doctors have said the star safety is “neurologically intact” and showing “remarkable improvement.” 

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