Editorials
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Protect those who cannot protect themselvesOct 12, 2021 3:52 pm - When Gov. J.B. Pritzker laid out his mandate forcing all the state's health care workers and educators to be vaccinated or lose their jobs, there was an important asteri...
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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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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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Our view: Consider that 45% of fireworks injuries are kids under 12Jul 07, 2020 3:42 pm - Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has energized some do-it-yourselfers, with booms in gardening, home projects and the like. Some booms, however, should be ...
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Our view: JALC leaders should release meeting recordsJul 10, 2019 1:41 pm - When it comes to keeping the public's business in the light, leaders at John A. Logan College could use some enlightening themselves. All eyes are on the college board o...
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Our view: The last word on Father's Day, 2018Jun 20, 2018 12:43 pm - Fathers occupy a special place in our lives. Usually for good but sometimes for ill, they are interwoven with who we are. For this Father's Day, we went out in search of...
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Our view: All talk, no action; politicians fail to put end to gerrymanderingMay 09, 2018 1:00 am - Here's what's likely to happen regarding fair elections in Illinois unless the people get angry enough to stop it: If the polls hold true, Democrat J.B. Pritzker will be...
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Our view: Raising money for hope, is not money wastedMay 02, 2018 1:24 pm - One measure of a community is how it treats its children. And this week, with the sad death of 11-year-old Makanda Williams, the community that grew up around her fight ...
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Our view: We can't let Du Quoin fairgrounds go underApr 27, 2018 12:17 pm - Let's start by saying, it's not time to panic. Yet. But the nonprofit Landmarks Illinois group took a shot across our bow on Wednesday and everyone who cares about south...
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Our view: Only public outrage can get 'Fair Maps' doneApr 20, 2018 1:00 am - The best chance Illinoisans have for taking back control of their legislative elections in five years, is reaching a critical point now. It's time for the public to step...
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