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FREE Concert on the Lawn
May 19, 2012 by - Pearl Strickland
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

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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The Weekly Line

Mar07

Back from the wilderness of Afghanistan…

on March 7th, 2012 at 7:00 am

By John Ring

Did you miss me?

Aw, c’mon. Not even a little?

That’s all right. I don’t think Perry White, my editor-in-chief, did either.

I’m used to it. I endeavor to persevere to quote a classic line from The Outlaw Josie Wales.

But I do keep an …

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Dec22

Characters

on December 22nd, 2011 at 7:00 am

By John Ring

I couldn’t help but think of Ryne Sandburg the other day. You know, the Hall of Fame Cub second baseman.

Sandburg was the guy that used the word “respect” 37 times in his Hall of Fame accep­tance speech at Cooperstown, …

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Dec20

Truth, loyalty and judgement?

on December 20th, 2011 at 7:00 am

By John Ring

The Bears soap opera continues.

They lose their starting quar­terback when he tried to make a tackle after throwing an inter­ception. They lost their star running back to a knee injury. Their offense looks lost. They got Tebowed. They’re drifting out of …

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Dec09

Basketball is season is alive and going (with or without the NBA)

on December 9th, 2011 at 7:00 am

By John Ring

Let’s see what sort of trouble I can get into today.

Saw an interview on ESPN of John Calipari, the Kentucky basketball coach. He’s one of those coaches I want to like but just get the feeling he’s dirty, that after talking to …

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Nov29

Concluding turkey week

on November 29th, 2011 at 7:00 am

By John Ring

Say hello to “Kenny, from LaGrange!”

Kenny was on the SCORE this morning when I started to run errands in my truck. Kenny is a Bears fan. A serious Bears fan. So upset was Kenny, he DVR’d the Bears loss to the …

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