23 Dec 2003

Neighbor Opposes John Lewis Project

By Letter to Editor
I am opposed to John Lewis Community Services' (JLCS) and Executive Director Kate Ridge's plan to build Cobblestone Terrace at 12th and Myrtle streets in Davenport. The project is for 14 single-family rental properties under the ROSE program through the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) tax-credit program.
16 Dec 2003

Simon Was a Rarity: an Honest Politician

By Rich Miller
My father is a Barry Goldwater Republican. Goldwater, you will recall, was the Republican presidential nominee in 1964 who once said, "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice." Dad never voted for a Democrat in his life until 1984.
16 Dec 2003

The Precious Gift of Giving

By Letter to Editor
To me, the month of December brightens the end of the year like a cheerful hearth fire brightens the dead of winter. I love the rituals, foods, smells, and sense of connection that surround the holidays. And, like most kids, I love the gifts.
16 Dec 2003

Racial-Profiling Study Set to Start in Illinois, but It Probably Won't Bring an Answer

By Administrator
Starting next month, all police agencies in Illinois must begin tracking the race of drivers in traffic stops, but the four-year state study might not provide much information on whether racial profiling is a problem in the state.
09 Dec 2003

Illinois Governor Avoids Looking Bad - Again - on ComEd Bill

By Administrator
Without a doubt, it was way past time that a giant corporation was rebuffed in Springfield. Every year, at least one of the big boys hires every available contract lobbyist, signs up a PR firm, cuts a deal with some pliable and influential third parties, and descends on the Illinois statehouse with a clever proposal in hand.
02 Dec 2003

Media Silence on 9/11

By Danny Schechter and Colleen Kelly
A subpoena can work like truth serum. Drag waffling officials and dissembling politicians before a serious investigating body and suddenly secrets start to spill and disclosures mount. Dots are connected. Confessions emerge, and sometimes, indictments follow.
25 Nov 2003

Energy Bill Runs into Trouble with Illinois Speaker

By Rich Miller
Up until last Tuesday afternoon, it looked like Commonwealth Edison had it made in the shade. House Speaker Michael Madigan had signed off on what was thought to be the final draft of ComEd's bill to help it purchase downstate electric company Illinois Power.
25 Nov 2003

New Medicare Bill Largest Entitlement Expansion Since the 1960s

By Kathleen McCarthy
Many Republicans must be fairly dumbstruck this week, after the recent vote (55-44) to pass a new Medicare bill that critics say is no reform at all, especially because it only significantly benefits the pharmaceutical and insurance companies, giving precious little relief to seniors and other participants in Medicare.
25 Nov 2003

Give Us Equal Rights

By Letter to Editor
In the words of John F. Kennedy: "A nation cannot be free until all of its citizens are free." Let the homophobic, bigoted, religious right keep their preaching to themselves. Keep your terminology "marriage" (50 percent of which end in divorce); just give us our rights that are guaranteed to free people.
18 Nov 2003

ComEd Reveals Its Endgame, and Consumers Likely Lose

By Rich Miller
The big boys who really run Springfield are at it again. Back in August, Exelon Chairperson John Rowe delivered a very frank speech to his shareholders. Exelon is the parent company of Chicago-based Commonwealth Edison, and Rowe explained how he planned to increase his company's profitability.

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