Opinion
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Penalty shots: Thank you to our veteransNov 01, 2017 1:00 am - Yes, I know this column is a week early for Veterans Day, but sometimes a good column topic can't wait. I've been reading a lot of history lately. Usually in the hour be...
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Our view: Teachers have unique chance to shape, mold futureOct 27, 2017 1:00 am - Of the 127,000 or so teachers in Illinois schools, likely between 2,000 and 3,000 started this school year as their last. We talked to a few of them about what their car...
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Letter: Mother of injured JC senior staggered by outpouring of love and supportOct 27, 2017 1:00 am - Dear Editor: On Oct. 1, I got a phone call no parent ever wants to get. My daughter, Victoria Mueller, had been in an accident. She is lucky to be alive, but her journey...
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Penalty shots: Show your Randolph County prideSep 05, 2017 1:00 am - The last few weeks have proved that our country is still in a bitter divide over racial, social and cultural issues. Statues are coming down, torches are going up and ur...
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Penalty shots: The eclipse, and then someAug 25, 2017 1:00 am - Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that Monday was the day of the total solar eclipse. The first such event in the United States since 1979 and the first t...
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Penalty shots: Have patience with Menard investigationJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - It's been a rough 2017 thus far for Menard Correctional Center, as the facility has found itself in news circles quite a bit in the past few months. Two significant staf...
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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 ...
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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...