Will this blow over editorials on Chicago politics
Gary Metro comments on Obama administration scandals including IRS targeting and AP phone records, parallels to Watergate, and Chicago political culture. He contends reforms may follow, notes media role, and urges reader feedback while acknowledging unease about government transparency.
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Barack Obama
Internal Revenue Service
Associated Press
Obama
U.S
Benghazi
Libya
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Chicago
Windy City
Mike Royko
Chicago Tribune
John Kass
Royko
U.S. Department of Justice
United States of Chicago
Thesouthern
Gary
Metro
Thesouthern.com
Letters to the Editor Policy for Submissions and Contact
This notice outlines letter guidelines including 259 word limit, signed letters with hometown, and phone verification. It lists reporting contacts for Carbondale De Soto Williamson County and provides email and phone lines for submission while noting libelous or personal attacks are not published.
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Carbondale
de Soto
Williamson County
Officials Contact Lines From Illinois Government Pages
Illinois state government contact details list offices for Gov Quinn in Springfield and the Chicago James R. Thompson Center plus U S Senator Durbin contacts including phone numbers and the state capital address. The snippet presents office locations in Springfield Chicago and a link to Durbin’s Senate site for further information.
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Pat Quinn
Springfield
State House
Chicago
James R. Thompson
W. Randolph
Obama era overreach and constitutional clashes
MONACHAREN argues that President Obama and his administration violated constitutional limits through IRS targeting, press flames, and executive actions. It cites waterboarding, Guantanamo, recess appointments, Obamacare mandates, and billions in bailouts as signs of contempt for the Constitution, contrasting with Nixon-era fears of overreach.
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Guantanamo
Obama
Nixon
New Republic
Noam Scheiber
IRS
Congress
Citizens United
James Rosen
Obamacare
Chrysler
Gulf of Mexico
NLRB
CFPB
Senate
Yucca Mountain
Dan Pfeiffer
Fracking bill on right track in Illinois debate
Voice of the Reader supports SB1715 balancing economic potential with strong regulation. The piece notes central and southern Illinois gas deposits, current weak safeguards, and calls for the strongest rules rather than a ban, praising cross party and group cooperation for a balanced regulatory approach.
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Illinois House and Senate
Illinois
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