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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

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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

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The commencement address that won’t be given
May 19, 2012 by - Robert Reich
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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
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May 17, 2012 by - Bill Knight

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Oct19

Message to the American people from Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln

on October 19th, 2011 at 6:00 am

By Ira Smolensky

The following is a piece that I found among on my desktop files after a most singular session of my Monmouth College class on Political Biog­raphy. We had been studying Abraham Lincoln, 16th Pres­ident of the United States, and Fred­erick Douglass, escaped …

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Mar22

A mighty cross to bear

on March 22nd, 2011 at 6:00 am

By Ira Smolensky

“All pres­i­dents inherit problems. It’s part of the territory.”

The speaker was a self-described moderate Democrat, a good guy, someone I like and respect. The purpose of his statement was to join the stam­peding herd of critics who claim that Barack Obama’s …

Feb17

With all due respect …

on February 17th, 2011 at 8:00 am

By Ira Smolensky

Ronald Reagan was a nice guy with a more or less coherent ideology and a soothing voice. In his own way, he undoubtedly loved his country. But he did not fully under­stand either the greatness or the limi­ta­tions of his country, instead fastening …

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