30 Mar 2004

Questions Abound About New Illinois Riverboat License

By Rich Miller
Last fall, Governor Rod Blagojevich took a brief but nasty beating in the Chicago media. Thick smoke from a super-hot fire killed nine people in a Loop office high-rise. One of the building's managers, Elzie Higginbottom, was a Blagojevich campaign contributor, and when the city and the county dragged their collective investigatory feet, the media demanded that the governor step in.
30 Mar 2004

Define Your Line

By Kathleen McCarthy
American voters are in for a rude awakening if we continue to ignore the loss of identity that plagues the two major political parties. One's party affiliation should help define how one's candidate conducts him- or herself with regard to policy and legislation.
30 Mar 2004

The al Qaeda "Vote"

By Administrator
The first presidential election season since 9/11 poses a vital question for U.S. voters. What does the leadership of al Qaeda think? Which candidate would do more to further their interests? Consider the following: • An international survey concludes that popular support for the U.
30 Mar 2004

Testifying and the Power of Love

By Shellie Moore Guy
Several years ago, after reading books by Angela Davis and several other black women regarding the role of black women in the suffrage and civil-rights movements, I was asked to be a part of a women's history celebration at one of the local colleges.
23 Mar 2004

History Will Judge The Passion

By Letter to Editor
History tells us that despite biased and prejudiced criticism, great works of art succeed and stand the test of time. The Passion of the Christ is expected to gross over $350 million in theatres despite the opinions of the socialistic liberal media.
23 Mar 2004

Inside Obama's Illinois Landslide

By Administrator
Barack Obama's victory in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary for Illinois looks a lot like Glenn Poshard's 1998 Democratic gubernatorial primary win, only upside down. Poshard won a bunch of small southern Illinois counties with overwhelming margins.
16 Mar 2004

Manufacturing Jobs Are Moving, Not Obsolete

By Letter to Editor
Two days ago, 90 UAW members in Fort Madison, Iowa, were told they might lose their jobs. These workers make Scheaffer pens, in a plant that once had a workforce over 1,000 strong. Those remaining are now faced with the threat of a plant closing because Scheaffer's parent company, Bic, wants to "consolidate global operations" to Mexico and South America.
16 Mar 2004

Anger with Phone Company Could Be Big Factor in Illinois Elections

By Rich Miller
Illinois Bell, Ameritech, SBC. Whatever you call it, the phone company's name appears to be mud with at least some Illinois voters. Last year, you might remember, Texas-based mega-corporation SBC muscled a bill through both the Illinois House and Senate that opponents claimed would double some local phone bills.
09 Mar 2004

Prison-Closure Proposal Might Be More Than a Flip-Flop

By Rich Miller
During the 2002 campaign, gubernatorial candidate Rod Blagojevich traveled to Vandalia, in southern Illinois, and spoke to a large crowd of union members. Most of those union members worked at the local state prison.
09 Mar 2004

Elect Experience, Not Rhetoric

By Kathleen McCarthy
It appears that no amount of contempt from American voters can change the methodology by which candidates, running for elected office, campaign. Predictably, during election years, the public is exposed to the same tired messages, delivered with the same contrived sincerity, that promise all kinds of positive changes, including solutions to the most pressing issues of the day.

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