John A. Tures, Author at Valley Times-News
Opinion
By: John Tures, Political Science Professor at LaGrange College There’s a myth, fed partly by the media, that assassination attempts boost politicians into the stratosphere ...
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by John A. Tures, Saturday, July 20, 2024 9:00 am
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It was a close game, and my son’s Little League baseball team “The Hot Rods” was holding on to a narrow lead out in the ...
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by John A. Tures, Wednesday, July 27, 2022 9:30 am
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“Secretary Raffensperger is interested in chatting with you on the record about some recent developments” the email said. Wow. I would get the chance to ...
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by John A. Tures, Thursday, February 3, 2022 11:30 am
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There’s a real excitement about the NFL, as fans showed up and tuned in to games, with any talk of a boycott a distant memory. ...
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by John A. Tures, Friday, September 17, 2021 9:30 am
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A catastrophic event killed 600 people out West at the end of June. It wasn’t a terror attack, mass shooting, or a typhoon. It was ...
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by John A. Tures, Saturday, July 17, 2021 8:30 am
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On Super Tuesday, former Vice-President Joe Biden appeared to capture ten states, while Vermont Senator won four, including his home state and the biggest state, ...
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by John A. Tures, Wednesday, March 11, 2020 5:29 pm
Opinion
Supporters of every Democratic Party candidate claims that their candidate would be the best against President Donald Trump. But there’s a way to determine it. ...
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by John A. Tures, Tuesday, February 25, 2020 1:26 pm
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Once again, America has concluded its farce of a system where the voters of Iowa and New Hampshire play such a disproportionate role in selecting ...
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by John A. Tures, Friday, February 14, 2020 6:17 pm
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When Donald Trump picked the notorious lawyer Alan Dershowitz to represent him in the impeachment trial, I felt the President wouldn’t get the best possible ...
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by John A. Tures, Monday, February 3, 2020 3:33 pm