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Our haste to 'move on' from discussing sexual assault fixes nothing

The topic of sexual assault was on the front pages for weeks. But for the most part, we talked over it and around it; anything but the uncomfortable work of talking through it.
By John Pfeifer Oct 26, 2018 11:11 AM
Carbondale takes the Strip for Halloween

Take the Strip! At one time, that rallying cry could be heard on any given weekend as the bars emptied their final human contents onto South Illinois Avenue at the end of the night, leaving the poor and drunken masses with no viable choice but to congregate in the middle of a highly traveled state highway. Well, they had a choice, but .... Almost every weekend, we -- and yes, occasionally I was part of that discombobulated crowd -- shut that highway down as the police waited nearby for everyone to sober up and go home. Sometimes, someone got too rowdy. Arrests weren't unusual.
By Geoff Ritter Oct 26, 2018 12:03 PM
Five questions with ... Aaron Atkins of Du Quoin

Q. What does it mean to you to live in Du Quoin? Atkins: It's a special privilege to have an occupation that allows me to stay here where my family has been from the very beginning of this community. My great-great grandfather was one of the surveyors who helped lay out Du Quoin. Our family has been here since 1851.
By John D. Homan Oct 26, 2018 1:53 PM
John Homan: Taking a stand for journalists, the media, Colin Kaepernick

What has my hackles up this week is the continuous assault on the character of journalists nationwide, the depiction of the media as an evil empire and the ongoing high-speed come-apart some folks have with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
By John Homan Sep 12, 2018 2:28 PM
At last, our summer of 'Fortnite' has ended. Let's dance!

This year, all those yellow school buses hitting the streets bring with them a very special case of the blues. That's because those buses, hallmarks of new years and fresh beginnings, are a poor substitute for the blue "Battle Bus," that vehicle of beeping anticipation that delivers eager sharpshooters to the field of war in the supremely popular video game "Fortnite."
Aug 17, 2018 11:14 AM
Twenty years later, I'm #CarbondaleProud -- and you should be, too

All around town, you can hear talk of the "self-fulfilling prophecy" -- the notion that the more we talk about the exodus of students, or crime, or the myriad other issues causing angst in Carbondale, the more we doom ourselves to ultimate failure. But let's turn that on its head for a moment.
By Geoff Ritter Jul 27, 2018 3:29 PM
Homan: Hope you had many fond memories of your youth

Whoever said "life is fleeting" sure knew what he was talking about.
By John D. Homan Jun 20, 2018 12:14 PM
Five questions with ... Grayson Short of Marion

This week's Five Questions is with Grayson Short of Marion.
By Kristin Moore Jun 20, 2018 12:42 PM
Rich Miller: Polls show Rauner ahead among downstate voters, but not by enough

According to a recent Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll, Democrat J.B. Pritzker leads Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner by nine points, 36-27, with 26 percent choosing an unnamed third-party candidate and 11 percent undecided.
By Rich Miller Jun 20, 2018 12:25 PM
Five questions with ... Dylan Webb of Harrisburg

This week's Five Questions is with Dylan Webb of Harrisburg.
By Kristin Moore Jun 20, 2018 12:22 PM

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