Opinion
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Homan: Lips zip when arson is discussed in our communitiesJun 23, 2017 1:00 am - Every once in a while, a journalist will hit a wall when attempting to secure information for a news story. This week, I met that impenetrable wall when attempting to up...
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Attention Springfield: Do something before it's too lateJun 21, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois has been without a budget for two years and it may be a while longer before one is approved. Representatives from both parties are in a playground standoff that...
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Miller: 'Not enough reform to counter damage we've done'Jun 09, 2017 1:00 am - House Speaker Michael Madigan was his usual self during the final week of the General Assembly's spring session, passing bills to make one point or another, but not actu...
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Homan: Southern Illinois continues to take a poundingJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - How much more suffering has to happen down here before our "leaders" in Springfield throw us a few bones, eh? On Wednesday, we learned that Southern Illinois University ...
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It's time to eliminate lieutenant governor postMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - Reprinted from Friday's Daily Herald Obscured amid all the budget hyperbole coming out of Springfield as the legislative session rushes to a close is a not-insignificant...
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John Homan: Change can be a good thingMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - We changed over this week from a long-standing daily newspaper to a thrice-a-week product (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday) in both Harrisburg and Marion. What do you think s...
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Letter: Denying student speech at Akin graduation is censorshipMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - To the editor: I was extremely dismayed to hear that Superintendent Kelly Clark censored the speech of Akin Elementary School salutatorian, Seth Clark. As a public educa...
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This Memorial Day, be part of the solutionMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - If you can take a few minutes this weekend, stop in a cemetery. Let the little American flags on some graves be your guide. The veterans lying under the green, green gra...
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PENALTY SHOTS: The steel gladiators of the MidwayApr 27, 2017 11:00 pm - For the first time in my professional writing career, I covered a demolition derby last Friday at the Sparta Fairgrounds. It had been years since I had watched one, so l...
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PENALTY SHOTS: The house on Hines HillApr 20, 2017 11:00 pm - Those who have followed my social media postings lately know I've become fascinated with an old farmhouse perched at the top of a hill along State Route 149 about three ...