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Three Naperville-area high school seniors have been awarded $1,000 college scholarships by the Illinois Municipal Utilities Association of Springfield.
Julio Macias went from washing dishes as a 16-year-old at Covenant Living at the Holmstad in Batavia to becoming the executive director of the continuing care retirement community, after being inspired by the stories of its older residents and the friendships he built along the way.
Ted Cruz Fled One Storm, but Flew Into Another
Readers criticize the Texas senator for abandoning his constituents at a critical time on the pretext of “being a good dad.”
Feb. 19, 2021
To the Editor:
In a time of despair and suffering in Texas because of extreme winter weather, the population is enduring power outages, a lack of basic necessities, and fragile infrastructure. With such arduous times, it is only natural to look to the leaders the people elected for comfort and relief.
Senator Ted Cruz provided comfort and relief, not to the Texans he represents, of course, but to himself and his family. His selfish decision to flee the country to Mexico truly illuminates how out of touch with reality Mr. Cruz is. The lack of concern for his constituents and his state clearly highlights his self-centered mind-set.
Trump’s speech not protected
A Republican member of Congress during Wednesday’s House impeaching debate argued that Trump’s speech was protected by the 1969 Supreme Court decision “Brandenburg v. Ohio.” He got it wrong. Before the Brandenburg decision, speech was protected by the 1st Amendment unless it posed a “clear and present danger” to incite violence, etc. In Brandenburg, however, the Supreme Court raised the bar on government by enhancing the test to “clear and present danger . . . that is
imminent.
The facts in the Brandenburg case did not meet that test; therefore the speech was protected from government restriction. The facts in Trump’s case, however, are very different based on the location of the speech, the timing of the speech and his instructions to the crowd to head directly to the Capitol.