Opinion
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Our view: Local government is key to our lives, so voteMar 10, 2017 4:00 am - Traditional voter registration for the April 4 consolidated local election ended on Tuesday, but you aren't out of luck if you want to vote for your local municipal, sch...
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Guest View: Taxpayers deserve respect in budget battleMar 09, 2017 10:00 pm - Illinois families are struggling to pay the highest property taxes in the nation. They watch their neighbors and local companies leave for other states at record rates. ...
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PENALTY SHOTS: Mournful sadness of a cloudless skyMar 09, 2017 10:00 pm - A 61-year-old cancelled Perryville check found in Du Quoin; a City of Perryville trash can lid recovered in Campbell Hill; an untouched china cabinet in Elkville while t...
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Letter: Citizens can join in the fight against crimeMar 08, 2017 4:00 am - Dear Editor, As Sheriff of Perry County, I would like to discuss an issue very close to each of us: crime prevention. My office is committed to making our neighborhoods ...
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Letter: Celebrate Local Government WeekMar 08, 2017 4:00 am - To the editor:  It's "Local Government Week" in Illinois, a time to applaud the work of our public servants, those who perform tireless work to provide essential se...
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How do you cover a tornado? With guts and a little luckMar 05, 2017 10:00 pm - At 9 p.m. Tuesday, reporter Holly Kee was in her car, heading for Benton. A tornado, which had been heading for Du Quoin and then Christopher, had somehow missed both, b...
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Penalty shots: County board faces uphill battle with safety taxMar 02, 2017 10:00 pm - At this point, the Randolph County commissioners have had, thus far, three special meetings regarding the public safety tax. Based upon the results from the November ele...
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Our View: Getting on with life after the stormMar 02, 2017 10:00 pm - "God had his hands on us." Sadly, not everybody could say that Wednesday in the aftermath of the vicious storms that roared across southern Illinois the night before. In...
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Rich Miller: Common sense and self-awareness go a long wayMar 01, 2017 11:00 pm - If you're running for office anytime soon, or if you currently hold office or are a "public figure," please try to keep one thing in mind: So far, the only person to pro...
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Our view: 'Government by the people' is an obligationMar 01, 2017 4:00 am - A candidate in one of the races on the ballot this spring told us the other day that until recently, he wasn't aware that there was an election on April 4. He tried to p...