Look for candidates who respect the Congress
By Lee Hamilton
      You might not have noticed, given the media's fascination with the presidential campaign, but there are 435 U.S. House contests and 35 U.S. Senate races taking place this year. These are important elections, for even more reasons than you might be hearing about.
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Midwest Memo
Pudding
by Alan Shultz
      That was me rummaging around in the cooler section at the grocery store last week. I was looking for a little container of chicken salad for my lunch. These days my usual routine for lunch is chicken or tuna salad, the newspaper and maybe a candy bar to top it off.
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