Opinion
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Our view: Nobody's on topic anymore, but everyone has something to saySep 29, 2017 1:00 am - "We need to talk." It's one of the most dreaded phrases in the English language. But when said, it's usually true. Just as true and just as dreaded, is its natural corol...
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Can Brady get state GOP successfully through 2018?Sep 28, 2017 1:00 am - The four leaders met last week, but didn't appear to accomplish much of anything. It was state Sen. Bill Brady's first leaders' meeting since his chamber officially conf...
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Miller: Manar, Purvis and Meeks deserve your thanksSep 06, 2017 1:00 am - It's been clear for decades that the way Illinois funds its public schools has been wrongheaded. But finding a solution has eluded everyone who has tried. Until now. Gov...
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Penalty shots: Show your Randolph County prideSep 05, 2017 1:00 am - The last few weeks have proved that our country is still in a bitter divide over racial, social and cultural issues. Statues are coming down, torches are going up and ur...
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Five questions with ... Brad Owens of EldoradoSep 01, 2017 1:00 am - Brad Owens, of Eldorado, is a graphic artist and designer and owner of Snake Productions. Q. What has been your impression of the images from Hurricane Harvey? Owens: Fr...
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Rich Miller: Rauner will have to address lousy job numbersAug 30, 2017 1:00 am - After years of bad-mouthing the state's economy, Gov. Bruce Rauner has pivoted as the campaign season has heated up. "Since I became governor," he said recently, "we hav...
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Our view: School reform bill shows how far we've comeAug 30, 2017 1:00 am - We were worried that school funding reform would never come. Presuming the governor signs the bill on Thursday as he said he will do, it is upon us. There is a tendency ...
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Your view: Do you have a favorite comic book character in movies?Aug 25, 2017 1:00 am - Kayla Oxford, of Harrisburg: I was really pleased with how well "Wonder Woman" did in theaters. It was a dream come true to see her brought to life on the big screen. I ...
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Homan: Yes, the solar eclipse was worth all the hypeAug 25, 2017 1:00 am - Carbondale was in the national spotlight Monday afternoon. ABC's David Muir hosted a two-hour program with reporters scattered across the country from Oregon to South C...
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Our view: Another veto, another missed opportunityAug 25, 2017 1:00 am - We can understand why Gov. Bruce Rauner senses a whiff of political partisanship around a bill that would enable more of a real-time look at the state's debt picture. Bu...