Opinion
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Homan: Finding a silver thread in ParklandFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - Students at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Florida have taken matters into their own hands. They are standing tall for their fallen brothers and sisters by o...
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John Homan: Squabbling over politics pales against real tragedyFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Last week in this space, I spoke about the lack of civility when discussing politics. I said that social media has emboldened some to speak foolishly on issues they neve...
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Our view: Memo to candidate Jeanne Ives: Dump the adFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - It is one thing for political advertising to oversimplify issues and ridicule an adversary. It is something altogether more repugnant when such oversimplification and ri...
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Five questions with ... Bernard Bayer of EqualityFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Q. Have you ever attended a city council or school board meeting? I was road commissioner for 22 years, on the township board for a number of years, and I was county cha...
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Five questions with ... Becky Gregory of HarrisburgFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - Q. How have you taken advantage of the nicer days we have been having? I have spent the warmer days going fishing with my nephew and basically anything that allows us to...
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John Homan: Where has our civility gone?Feb 02, 2018 12:00 am - I get that politics can bring out the worst in us. Many of us have strong opinions and we want to believe that the vast majority of Americans believe the way we do, or s...
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Five questions with ... Rhonda McKinney of HarrisburgJan 26, 2018 12:00 am - Q. Did you get to do everything you wanted over the holiday break? McKinney: I was wanting to get a new wardrobe and a perm before the break was over. Unfortunately, I d...
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Letter to the Editor: Why ICC support for Baldwin power plant makes senseJan 25, 2018 12:00 am - I recently spoke at an Illinois Commerce Commission hearing, held to consider electric power issues in downstate Illinois and especially the market policies and conditio...
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Our view: 2 Democrats for governor; 2 ideas on healing the divideJan 25, 2018 12:00 am - Bob Dailber lives in Madison County, while Robert Marshall lives 225 miles away in suburban Chicago. Each of them senses the same thing: that the regional divisions in I...
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John Homan: A fine line between good police work and harassmentJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - The lines can sometimes blur when trying to make a distinction between good cop versus bad cop. We reported earlier this week in the Marion Republican the case of David...