Opinion
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Letter to the editor: Veterans Wall in Perryville worth the tripMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - To the editor: I would like your readers to know about the Veterans Memorial Wall in Perryville, Missouri. It is a replica of the Vietnam Wall in Washington D.C. In 1968...
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DeNeal: Let's stay aware at the wheel in March (and the rest of the year)Apr 07, 2021 1:00 am - I tend to be a bit skeptical when I read or hear about some unusual awareness campaigns. For example, you may have had no idea that June is National Candy Month and, at ...
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Jim Nowlan: Why are we so angry? And what can we do about it?Mar 31, 2021 1:00 am - At the post office the other day, where all of us in my rural Illinois town go to pick up our daily mail, a friend asked: "Why are we so angry, Jim?" Anger is not new to...
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Our view: We've got a lot of vaccine here in SI. Let's use itMar 31, 2021 1:00 am - Consider how lucky we are. Other parts of the state are having feeding frenzies, as people try to get themselves or their elderly relations appointments to get vaccinate...
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Rich Miller: Massive change happening in SpringfieldMar 28, 2021 1:00 am - Since 2006, federal law has capped annual interest rates on payday loans to active duty military members at 36%. The interest rate cap was broadened in 2015 to include s...
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Rich Miller: Political losses mount for Gov. PritzkerMar 07, 2021 12:00 am - When legal questions were raised about U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly's campaign for state Democratic Party chair last week and Kelly only got stronger, that should tell you a co...
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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 ...