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Friday, Sep 14, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller

* My buddy Keith Perks died last week after a long illness. He was part of a circle of friends I’ve belonged to that goes back to the late 1980s. He was a great cook with a kind soul and a fine mind. A live and let live type, he once scolded me for knocking a certain type of music: “Rich, music is like food. Everybody has their own tastes.” He was at times a complicated person, but you couldn’t ask for a sweeter human being.

Miss you, Keith…

What a gas it was to see him

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Bost brings up Madigan in new TV ad

Friday, Sep 14, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller

* Press release…

Bost For Congress today released its second television advertisement of the 2018 election cycle. “At It Again” will air district-wide on broadcast and cable television.

* The spot…

* Script…

Folks, they’re at it again.

I’ve spent 20 years fighting Pelosi and Madigan, my opponent has spent his career supporting them.

I’ve never stopped fighting for our families.

Whether it’s creating a stronger economy and bringing our steel jobs back, reforming the VA to ensure better care for our veterans or fighting for fair trade and a level playing field.

I’ve never wavered.

And you can always count on me to do what’s right for all of Southern Illinois.

* Related…

* Company spun off from business once tied to opioids gave $30K to Southern Illinois reps: U.S. Reps. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, and John Shimkus, R-Collinsville, were among the more than 600 recipients nationwide on both sides of the aisle that received money from AbbVie, which has contributed about $1.3 million to politicians during the 2017-18 election cycle. They’re being criticized for taking money from AbbVie amid the ongoing opioid crisis.

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*** UPDATED x1 - Rauner campaign responds *** Watch live video of JB Pritzker’s City Club address

Friday, Sep 14, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller

* Tell us what you think…

*** UPDATE *** Rauner campaign…

This morning, JB Pritzker delivered a speech on mental health, a speech that yet again highlights Pritzker’s agenda of more government spending.

Rauner campaign spokesman Alex Browning issued the following statement:

“JB Pritzker continues to talk about his ’specific plans’ that lack specifics. He touts more and more government programs, more than $10 billion in additional spending with no reform whatsoever while keeping taxpayers in the dark about how high their taxes will go. This speech is more of the same from Pritzker: higher taxes, more spending, NO reforms.”

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