03 Sep 2002

Sports Center Deserves City (and Community) Support

By Robert Jackson Jr.
The Quad Cities possess a sports facility on the banks of the Mississippi that brings about $1 million per year in tourism into the community, provides families with quality recreational opportunities and acts as a draw for companies looking to relocate to the area.
06 Aug 2002

How Can This Be Legal?

By Arianna Huffington
Responding to the bombshell revelation that senior bankers at Citigroup actively helped Enron hide billions in debt, Enron Lawyer of Last Resort Robert Bennett deftly summed up the real reasons for the current economic crisis: "Most of the problems - not all of them - are things that have been legal and acceptable.
06 Aug 2002

Understanding Corporate-Fraud Scandals: Follow the Auditors

By Michael LoGuidice
After the scandals at Enron and WorldCom, a lot of people and investors are asking: Are there a lot more companies out there with serious accounting problems? The answer is yes, and the reason is pretty simple.
30 Jul 2002

Illinois Legislature and Ethics Just Don't Mix

By Administrator
Lately, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has been trying to put the best possible face on state-government ethics. But despite some positive press coverage, the group's spin falls way short, particularly when it comes to Illinois.
16 Jul 2002

Daniels Probe Leaves Illinois GOP with Few Good Alternatives

By Rich Miller
Illinois House Republican Leader Lee Daniels summoned his top lieutenants to Springfield last week for what was billed as an election strategy session. Instead, the meeting immediately morphed into a war council, as Daniels and his leadership team talked about how to fend off a surprisingly strong coup attempt.
09 Jul 2002

Vote with Your Remote: Phil Donahue for National TV Host

By Don Hazen
There's a new election just around the corner, and Phil Donahue is the candidate who deserves your vote. In fact, all of us who are interested in watching stimulating television and hearing independent voices and fresh points of view on corporate TV should tune into MSNBC at 7 p.
02 Jul 2002

"Monomedia" and the First Amendment

By Administrator
Speaking with grace and ease, a pensive network anchor compared the America of today with the one of a year ago. His script had the ring of media truth at the start of a new season. "How different the summer is going to be for all of us," CNN's Aaron Brown told viewers.
25 Jun 2002

Something Stinks at GOP Bigwig's Chicago Office

By Administrator
Crain's Chicago Business has reported that during the summer of 2000, just about everyone at Illinois House Republican Leader Lee Daniels' Chicago office was paid with state money to work on political campaigns.
18 Jun 2002

Powerful Union Takes Massive Hit in Illinois Budget

By Rich Miller
It's been a long time since a union has taken a hit in Springfield like the American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees took last week. The Illinois Senate Republicans held lockstep for more than eight hours last week, approving all but a handful of Governor George Ryan's 234 budgetary vetoes one by one.
04 Jun 2002

Top 10 Rights of a Quad Citian

By Mary McInnis Meyer
1. Gamble. 2. Tattoo anything you want on your forehead. 3. Choose not to get it in writing when someone offers you $150,000 to tattoo your forehead. 4. Sue the guy who told you, "Yeah, yeah! Do it! I'll pay ya!" 5.

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