Author Archives: Grant Chassy

Co-Conspirators: American and Israeli Bombs Drop on Iran

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Grant Chassy

On June 21, 2025, “pro-peace” President Donald Trump announced to the world that the United States had (illegally) bombed Iran. After decades of bloodlust, Israel had finally gotten the war in Iran that it desperately craved. Israeli prime minister and … Continue reading →

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Our National Melting Point: Far Past Time to Abolish ICE

Posted on 08/20/2025 by Grant Chassy

  The roaming marauders of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with masked faces, gallivanting around in armored vehicles and unmarked cars, are terrorizing communities across the United States. Los Angeles, a California city with sanctuary laws meant to protect immigrant … Continue reading →

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The Democrats’ Debacle: The Path Forward for the Left

Posted on 12/28/2024 by Grant Chassy

  Buckle up—it’s happening again. Donald Trump will be president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The next four years will be a constant struggle, as we fight to retain the meager rights and supports we currently possess … Continue reading →

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Invest in Humanity, Not Handguns: Reject the Public Safety Sales Tax

Posted on 10/18/2024 by Grant Chassy

 Champaign County government placed a question on this November’s general election ballot requesting a tax increase. The so-called public safety sales tax, a proposal that would double the current 0.25-percent sales tax levied on purchases in the county, would generate … Continue reading →

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Reform Champaign County Animal Control Policies to Treat Pets and Other Animals Humanely

Posted on 07/29/2024 by Grant Chassy

Like so many others in Champaign-Urbana, I’m a proud dog parent. We adopted our first dog in early 2023. He’s a former stray, and based on his timid behavior at the time we adopted him, veterinarians suspect he was abused … Continue reading →

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The Private Market Destroyed Our Nursing Home

Posted on 05/02/2024 by Grant Chassy

In 2018, the Champaign County Board sold the Champaign County Nursing Home. In 2023, that facility was shut down by the private market entity that bought it. In five short years, our once-publicly run elder care facility was commodified, gutted, … Continue reading →

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