Workers at Auxvasse, Missouri Dollar General store vote to unionize

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This will be the final blog post for The Progressive Midwesterner on Medium, as, starting January 1, new blog posts on The Progressive Midwesterner will be at a new website.

Rumors beginning to swirl that Paul Ryan may step down

Unlikely to actually happen, but some in the political media are reporting that there are rumors that the U.S. House Speaker may step down

The Great College Football Playoff Dilemma, 2017–2018 edition

College Football Playoff selection committee could award Alabama a playoff spot despite failing to qualify for their conference’s championship…