Opinion
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How will Pritzker respond to dark money ad?Jul 01, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois Rising Action, a dark money super PAC, is running a TV ad against Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The group is reportedly putting $1 million behind the spot on both cable a...
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Our view: Consider that 45% of fireworks injuries are kids under 12Jul 01, 2020 1:00 am - Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has energized some do-it-yourselfers, with booms in gardening, home projects and the like. Some booms, however, should be ...
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Masked at the marketJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - Once a means of concealment, the mask now reveals everything. Honestly, I'm a guy trying to split the difference between thoughtful citizen humbled by a virus and level-...
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Letter to the editor: Criticism of Du Quoin Tourism is way off baseJun 01, 2020 1:00 am - Mayor Guy Alongi responds to negative Facebook comments after the Du Quoin Tourism committee posted that the July 2 fireworks have been canceled. Alongi says naysayers s...
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Could insurance bail on businesses that open early?May 09, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has repeatedly said he's delegating enforcement of his stay at home order to local governments. That stance has frustrated some folks who want him to...
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Data counts, except when it doesn'tMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - When all else fails, you still can count on numbers, right? In our fact-challenged society, what counts as true has never been so fluid, yet we mostly know we can rely o...
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Amid social distancing, can the Avengers even assemble?Apr 12, 2020 1:00 am - At least one spider won't be hitting the web anytime soon. That rather well-known arachnid, "Black Widow," is the next scheduled film in the insanely popular Marvel Cine...
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Other communities can emulate the success of Marion UnitedApr 06, 2020 11:00 pm - It's no secret that the COVID-19 crisis is wreaking havoc on the small town economies that are the heart of southern Illinois communities. Some businesses, deemed noness...
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Letter to the editor: Bryant says lockdown of state prisons must continueApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - To the editor: As 115th District state representative, I have been frustrated with recent policy decisions made by the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Pritzke...
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William 'Bill' Robert White of HarrisburgJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - William "Bill" Robert White, age 87, of Harrisburg, passed away at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 at Harrisburg Medical Center. Bill was born on June 4, 1932 in Harris...