Connie Schultz

Good morning. As the eldest daughter of Janey Schultz, I do hereby declare that the season of Autumn has officially arrived.

Adorn yourselves and carry on.

Farewell, Sideline We are a campaign family, again

Finally, I have found the words.

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Full text of Illinois Gov. JB Pritkzer's speech at news conference on reported Trump military plan for Chicago Illinois Governor JB Pritzker spoke at a news conference Monday afternoon, addressing reports President Trump is planning to send the military to Chicago. Here is the full text of his remarks.

Outstanding response from IL Gov. JB Pritzker.

“This is not about fighting crime. This is about Donald Trump searching for any justification to deploy the military in a blue city, in a blue state, to try & intimidate his political rivals.”

Full speech at link. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Lisa Cook Says She Will Not Step Down From the Fed Board

“I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022.”

Lisa Cook, in response to Donald Trump.

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The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.

Photo of Sherrod Brown.

Still, briefly.

Ok this is my laugh for the night.

Hi, John!

All major Las Vegas Strip casinos are now unionized in historic labor victory The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip.

Susana Pacheco says “new contract has already reshaped her day-to-day life. The housekeeper no longer races against the clock to clean an unmanageable number of hotel suites, & is spending more quality time w/her children because of the better pay & guaranteed days off.” apnews.com/article/las-...

Trump threatens to strip Rosie O’Donnell of U.S. citizenship.

Lest anyone had missed the plot line, he is claiming the powers of a full-blown dictator for himself with this www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/u...

What do you do when the president drops an f-bomb? - Poynter President Donald Trump said it. Loud and live. Now editors have to decide how much of it you get to hear or read.

To answer the question in the headline: You quote him, period. It is not our job, nor is it appropriate, to protect the reading and listening public from the vulgarity of this president. I’m dismayed that this is even a newsroom debate in 2025.
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Opinion | Political Violence Is Here, and It’s Working

Powerful piece by Tressie McMillan Cottom.

“Trump is the Republican Party. That is settled. His violent talk is, then, the official political communication strategy of the ruling party and its followers. And that ruling party is stripping this country for parts.”

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Apropos of nothing I feel like one of the most important things to help your kids develop is an ability to self-regulate.

Oh, no, no.

Connie Schultz with son and daughter, photographed during her single mother days.

Dear single mothers,

I remember.

Happy Mother’s Day.

She quit the paper in protest, and then won a Pulitzer Prize — and other highlights from journalism’s biggest awards - Poynter Ann Telnaes left The Washington Post in protest. Now she’s a two-time Pulitzer winner. Here’s what else stood out on journalism’s biggest day.

I love this for @anntelnaes.bsky.social.

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Protect and defend editorial cartoonists this World Press Freedom Day

For Easter: A Tribute to Mom's Beehives It’s Easter weekend, and my mind is filled with images of holidays past.

Hi, Mom.

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Van Hollen: And it's also important that people understand this case is not just about one man. It's about protecting the constitutional rights of everybody who resides in the United States of America.

Leadership.

Good morning.

Let’s carve out those breaks today.

So great to see you, Kate.

All work has dignity. Americans are working harder than ever, with less to show for it.

Sherrod Brown is launching the Dignity of Work Institute to create an economy where work is valued, workers benefit from the wealth they create, and everyone can afford a decent living.

Sherrod Brown, Weighing a 2026 Senate Bid, Starts a Workers’ Group (Gift Article) Mr. Brown, the Ohio Democrat who lost his race for re-election last year, is forming the Dignity of Work Institute, which will highlight workers’ struggles.

Today Sherrod launches the Dignity of Work Institute.

A link to the video: www.dignityofworkinstitute.org

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That we are at the point where we must say this out loud…

“I’m doing good things,” I tell myself as I delete the military service of a dead woman. “I’m still a good person.”

Last year’s robins’ nest tucked into lilac tree beginnings to bud.

Spring is here and we rejoice. Looking forward to meeting this year’s residents in the robin condo.

Thank you, Benjamin.

Thank you, Meredith.

Oh, Benjamin. What a time that was, so full of anxiety and sadness. I used to love the photos from your long pandemic walks.