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Marlene Hamm Stephenson

Marlene Hamm Stephenson, 68, of Hillsboro, passed away Monday, April 6, 2026 at Bethesda North Hospital in Montgomery.

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The Pope plays politics

Pope Leo XIV may be a man of the cloth, but he is also a Chicago Southsider, so it is not surprising that he can’t rise completely above the fray. How else to explain his ramped-up criticism of the Iran war right after granting an audience to fellow Chicagoan David Axelrod, the influential Democratic operative and Barack Obama advisor – and the appearance of three anti-war cardinals on “60 Minutes” two days later?