Midwest Memo
All that’s new
by Alan Shultz
      An acquaintance and I were stuck in traffic the other day as we made our way towards an early morning meeting. I was driving, she was filling me in on the business at hand. At one point she tried to pinpoint the year a particular event occurred. “It must have been in ‘92” she said, adding “that wa...
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Now or never for ethics reform
By Lee Hamilton
      The voters offered Congress an unparalleled opportunity on Election Day. Let us hope our legislators have the wisdom to seize it. I’m talking, of course, about ethics reform. The upcoming session of Congress may be our best chance in a generation to enact meaningful reforms governing how Congress ...
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