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People crowd the Indiana House chamber during the meeting of a committee March 16, 2015, to discuss the merits of Senate Bill 101, the religious freedom bill, at the state Capitol in Indianapolis.

Paul Sassone: Case far from closed on religion vs. discrimination

June 16, 2018 at 6:33 p.m.

Want to bet? The national furor over the so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Acts in Arkansas and Indiana has been resolved, we are told, by changes both states' made to their...

Paul Sassone: Donation boxes have me thinking about The Donald

May 8, 2019 at 10:59 a.m.

No. Not a chance. Never. I will not donate money to Donald Trump. It could happen. He's pretty sneaky. I had a thought Trump might try after I read an...

Governor Bruce Rauner and Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti talk to workers at the Sawing and Shearing Inc., a steel company in Blue Island. Rauner said Friday that he'll issue a directive that state agencies strictly enforce anti-discrimination laws.

Paul Sassone: Why are taxpayers punished to be saved?

May 12, 2019 at 8:34 p.m.

We are Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. That's how our elected officials seem to view us. We are The Taxpayer, and as The Taxpayer we must be both saved and...

Paul Sassone: Don’t fall for scammers’ lure of easy money

May 12, 2019 at 8:34 p.m.

I received a phone call from Brice the other day. Who is Brice, you ask? Brice is a crook. I didn't actually talk to Brice. But he left a message....

Paul Sassone: Affinity groups are a double edged sword

May 8, 2019 at 10:58 a.m.

There's a logic to it, a reasonableness. And yet... You probably read here in Oak Leaves, or heard about the Black Lives Matter event at Oak Park-River Forest High School...

Paul Sassone: Looking to unload some unwanted clothes?

May 8, 2019 at 10:57 a.m.

I have fat clothes and I have thin clothes. OK, OK, I'll come clean: I have fat clothes and I have less-fat clothes. I've never been thin. But I've always...

A red light camera at Ashland Avenue and Diversey Parkway is one of 50 that Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Sunday will be removed.

Sassone: Pull the plug on cameras, never mind the cash

May 12, 2019 at 8:33 p.m.

For suburbanites it's almost impossible not to get caught up in Chicago news. It dominates TV and daily newspapers, and we may visit or work in the behemoth on the...

Pantry regulations are food for thought

May 8, 2019 at 10:57 a.m.

We eat too much. Or, we don't eat enough. Whichever. What is for sure is that a tremendous amount of food is wasted, so much that it has become a...

This Nov. 10, 2010 file photo shows a Coca-Cola delivery truck in Springfield, Ill.

Bittersweet thoughts on the man behind New Coke

May 12, 2019 at 8:32 p.m.

Donald R. Keough has died. You didn't know him? Neither did I. But Donald R. Keough had an impact on my life, on the lives of millions of Americans, on...

On a scale of 1-10, when do you demand pain relief?

May 12, 2019 at 8:31 p.m.

They are in every doctor's office. They smile and frown at you from the wall, those round little faces that measure pain level. Formally known as the Baker Pain Rating...

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