Opinion
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PENALTY SHOTS: Luck doesn't last foreverApr 13, 2017 11:00 pm - I had a dangerous thought recently. That thought was we've been lucky. All the residential fire calls I've attended in the almost three years (anniversary was Saturday) ...
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PENALTY SHOTS: Don't forget our retired coal minersApr 07, 2017 11:00 pm - As President Trump signed an executive order last Tuesday to begin the process of rolling back the Clean Power Plan - former President Obama's signature policy to reduce...
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Our view: Illinois unable to pick up slack, if federal cuts madeApr 04, 2017 11:00 pm - In crafting a budget, President Donald Trump wants to get many responsibilities off the back of the federal government. Cuts like eliminating community development block...
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PENALTY SHOTS: Small and mighty on the big stageMar 30, 2017 11:00 pm - In a way, I'm still geeking out about it. Watching the St. John Lutheran Hornets last Saturday during their run through the SIJHSAA Class S state volleyball tournament w...
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Our view: Don't forget our retired coal minersMar 29, 2017 5:00 am - As President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to begin the process of rolling back the Clean Power Plan, former President Obama's signature policy to reduced carb...
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Itte rashai, nakama!Mar 29, 2017 5:00 am - Or go and come back, friends! Today, we say goodbye to our good friends from Japan. The 19-member delegation from Marion's sister city, Kanie, Japan, is headed...
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PENALTY SHOTS: The Land of Strange QuestionsMar 23, 2017 11:00 pm - The Chester Bridge is back in the news again, as the 75-year-old icon of World War II-era workmanship and construction technique is finally on the path toward replacemen...
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PENALTY SHOTS: The white noise of politicsMar 16, 2017 11:00 pm - We are a deeply divided nation, and it's playing out at both the state and national level. I will admit that most days, I wake up to check the national headlines to see ...
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Our view: What is Mulvaney really saying about coal miners?Mar 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney had this to say Thursday as he described how the Trump Administration made decisions about what domestic programs ...
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Drowsy driving an issue in recent crashesMar 15, 2017 5:00 am - To the editor:   I write this with a heavy heart and with sorrow to report that we have had three deaths on state highways here in Perry County in the last t...