Opinion
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Travis DeNeal: In only a minute, you can beautify our surroundingsMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - Temperatures are warming up, tree buds are swelling and nature is giving us all the signs that spring is close at hand. A lot of us are ready for it. After the higher-th...
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Travis DeNeal: Cold weather was time to reflect on good thingsFeb 24, 2021 12:00 am - As I write this column, the temperature is close to 60 degrees and sunny, contrasted with few days ago when we had a heavy blanket of ice and snow and single-digit tempe...
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Rich Miller: Mike Madigan, gardener extraordinaireFeb 20, 2021 12:00 am - "The 22nd District is a garden," then-House Speaker Michael Madigan told reporters several years ago when asked about his House district. Some thought it was funny, but ...
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Rich Miller: On vaccines, ILGOP talking out of both sides of its mouthFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - The immediate partisan reaction to the governor's reversal on whether legislators should be allowed to be vaccinated during Phase 1B was fairly predictable. "Governor Pr...
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Letter to the editor: Southern Ilinois GOP chairs condemn KinzingerFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - To the editor: In a Southern Regional Zoom Meeting of Illinois County (Republican) chairmen on Jan. 19, 2021, it was agreed that the acts of U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger of ...
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Travis DeNeal: News coverage also was changed by COVID-19Feb 02, 2021 10:00 pm - It's always interesting to me to look back over a year's worth of news stories to pick up insights about past coverage and how our coverage can improve going forward. I ...
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Travis DeNeal: End of cash bail wasn't designed with Saline County in mindJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - Unless there is a legislative change in the next couple of years, Illinois will be the first state to implement a no-cash-bail law. There are some valid points behind th...
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Travis Deneal: Looking back at the life of my great-uncleJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - My great-uncle Sam DeNeal passed away Jan. 6 at the age of 85, and while our family mourns his passing, we have many fond memories to treasure. Some of my earliest memor...
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Rich Miller: Do Kinzinger's comments lessen his chances for statewide office?Jan 09, 2021 12:00 am - "This isn't their Republican Party anymore!" Donald Trump Jr. declared Jan. 6 during a fiery speech near the U.S. Capitol. "This is Donald Trump's Republican Party," the...
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'Christmas Star' is inspirational, no matter what it's calledDec 22, 2020 10:00 pm - I witnessed the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn Monday evening, joining people worldwide who were able to view it. In this astronomical event, Saturn and Jupiter...