Opinion
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Religion column: The fall into sinFeb 28, 2017 10:00 pm - Greetings from Faith Lutheran Church in Eldorado. With this article, I segue from the themes of Genesis to Ash Wednesday and Lent. Chapter 3 of Genesis is dedicated to i...
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Rich Miller: S&P's dismal report on Illinois puts governor in crosshairsFeb 25, 2017 10:00 pm - You may have read a news story or two about the latest blistering report from New York-based S&P Global Ratings about Illinois' fiscal and economic woes. It lays the bla...
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Our view: Harrisburg contract issues are troublingFeb 24, 2017 4:00 am - Something alarming is happening in Harrisburg. On Dec. 20, negotiators for the Harrisburg school board and the Harrisburg teachers reached a tentative agreement on a new...
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PENALTY SHOTS: The life and times of Mike CoffeyFeb 22, 2017 10:00 pm - It was late in the 2011 season when Mike Coffey made the announcement. The Chester High School athletic director and then-freshman football assistant coach announced it ...
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Our view: Make news literacy a staple in schoolsFeb 21, 2017 10:00 pm - There is plenty of fake news out there to consume, albeit much less of it in the principled press than some would have you believe. But how do you know it when you see i...
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Our view: Make news literacy a staple in schoolsFeb 21, 2017 10:00 pm - There is plenty of fake news out there to consume, albeit much less of it in the principled press than some would have you believe. But how do you know it when you see i...
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Matthew T. Mangino: Rhetoric fuels increase of hateFeb 16, 2017 10:00 pm - The number of hate groups in the United States increased last year. Nationwide, researchers found a 3 percent rise in groups that advocate and practice hatred, hostility...
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Fowler's 'Blue Lives Matter' bill is great tribute to our protectors, but...Feb 13, 2017 10:00 pm - The"Blue Lives Matter" legislation introduced last week by Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) in Springfield was proposed with the best of intentions, although perhaps not ...
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Travel ban case clearly important, but moreso is respect for institutionsFeb 13, 2017 10:00 pm - It strikes us as somewhat appropriate that we would write on the topic of uncivil debate within a few days of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Lincoln’s presidenc...
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Mark L. Hopkins: Why did the U.S. Constitution need the Second Amendment?Feb 12, 2017 10:00 pm - To fully understand the Second Amendment we must study the times in which it was created.