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College graduation: Weighing the cost … and the payoff
May 19, 2012 by - Pew Research Center
The Magnetar fallout
May 19, 2012 by - ProPublica
GOP Speaker Boehner threatens default if spending not cut…
May 19, 2012 by - Citizens for Tax Justice
Senator Lee’s budget would sharply cut Social Security, Medicare, other programs while making tax system less progressive
May 19, 2012 by - CBPP
Special meeting update
May 18, 2012 by - Mike Kroll

Latest Sports

Galesburg wins a triangular track meet held in Knoxville.
April 20, 2012 by - Del Mecum
The Prairie Fire defeat the Eureka College Red Devils 9–0.
April 20, 2012 by - Del Mecum
Knoxville Blue Bullets lose to the Sherrard Tigers 6–5
April 6, 2012 by - Del Mecum
Streaks beat U-High 8–2
April 2, 2012 by - Del Mecum
CSC splits doubleheader with Elgin
April 2, 2012 by - Del Mecum

Latest Opinion

The commencement address that won’t be given
May 19, 2012 by - Robert Reich
How odd that Mitt’s smitten with Clinton
May 18, 2012 by - Robert Reich
Citizen civics: the movie
May 17, 2012 by - Mike Kroll
Speaker Boehner’s recent remarks concerning the debt limit
May 17, 2012 by - CBPP
Bucking banking anger at local level
May 17, 2012 by - Bill Knight

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May19

The commencement address that won’t be given

on May 19th, 2012 at 6:00 am

By Robert Reich

Members of the Class of 2012,

As a former secretary of labor and current professor, I feel I owe it to you to tell you the truth about the pieces of parchment you’re picking up today.

You’re f*cked.

Well, not exactly. But you won’t have …

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Mitt Romney - Bill Clinton
May18

How odd that Mitt’s smitten with Clinton

on May 18th, 2012 at 6:00 am

By Robert Reich

Mitt Romney is full of praise for Bill Clinton even as he heaps scorn on Obama.

“Almost a gener­ation ago, Bill Clinton announced that the era of big government was over,” says Romney, “Clinton was signaling to his own party that …

 Comment 
May17

Citizen civics: the movie

on May 17th, 2012 at 11:00 pm

By Mike Kroll

Today I am going to tell you a story that is remi­niscent of a Frank Capra movie.

Imagine it in black and white if you can.

There is a large cast repre­senting a belea­guered small rural Midwestern community that is essen­tially anonymous on the national stage. This …

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May17

Speaker Boehner’s recent remarks concerning the debt limit

on May 17th, 2012 at 7:00 am

Presented by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Opinion by Robert Green­stein — Pres­ident of CBPP

No one should under­es­timate the signif­i­cance of House Speaker John Boehner’s decla­ration yesterday that he will block an increase in the debt limit next winter unless poli­cy­makers match each dollar of debt …

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May17

Bucking banking anger at local level

on May 17th, 2012 at 6:00 am

By Bill Knight

Being a banker today must feel like being a good ballplayer or news­caster when Barry Bonds or Fox News gets so much attention. Between exor­bitant CEO salaries, ethical scandals, apparent fraud with few conse­quences, and general economic inse­curity, people who run community …

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