Opinion
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Rich Miller: New Census categories leave impression of white flightAug 15, 2021 12:57 pm - In the wake of last week's Census numbers release, the news media has widely reported a seeming reduction in the number of white people, both nationally and here in Illi...
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Glenn R. Korando of ChesterAug 15, 2021 4:18 pm - Glenn R. Korando, 87, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:16 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021 at Red Bud Regional Care Center. He was born to the late Joseph and Philome...
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Our view: Personal health is more important than public judgmentAug 07, 2021 7:35 pm - None of us can know what internal doubts are tearing at Simone Biles in Tokyo. None of us can know what struggles beset Naomi Osaka earlier this year at the French Open....
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Letter to the editor: Veterans Wall in Perryville worth the tripMay 07, 2021 12:44 pm - To the editor: I would like your readers to know about the Veterans Memorial Wall in Perryville, Missouri. It is a replica of the Vietnam Wall in Washington D.C. In 1968...
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DeNeal: Let's stay aware at the wheel in March (and the rest of the year)Apr 14, 2021 4:46 pm - I tend to be a bit skeptical when I read or hear about some unusual awareness campaigns. For example, you may have had no idea that June is National Candy Month and, at ...
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Our view: We've got a lot of vaccine here in SI. Let's use itMar 31, 2021 12:10 pm - Consider how lucky we are. Other parts of the state are having feeding frenzies, as people try to get themselves or their elderly relations appointments to get vaccinate...
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Jim Nowlan: Why are we so angry? And what can we do about it?Mar 31, 2021 12:12 pm - At the post office the other day, where all of us in my rural Illinois town go to pick up our daily mail, a friend asked: "Why are we so angry, Jim?" Anger is not new to...
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Rich Miller: Massive change happening in SpringfieldMar 31, 2021 12:17 pm - Since 2006, federal law has capped annual interest rates on payday loans to active duty military members at 36%. The interest rate cap was broadened in 2015 to include s...
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Rich Miller: Political losses mount for Gov. PritzkerMar 07, 2021 11:09 am - When legal questions were raised about U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly's campaign for state Democratic Party chair last week and Kelly only got stronger, that should tell you a co...
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Travis DeNeal: In only a minute, you can beautify our surroundingsMar 06, 2021 7:04 pm - Temperatures are warming up, tree buds are swelling and nature is giving us all the signs that spring is close at hand. A lot of us are ready for it. After the higher-th...