Political corruption is finally a real issue in this corrupt state, because it's led Illinois to financial ruin and now almost every candidate running for something has an anti-corruption message. There is one candidate who not only talks about corruption. He has actually done something about it, but he's not getting much ink. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.