Just let the government take over…

Just let the government take over… By Richard T. Jones Let me see if I have this right. The Constitution says the
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Left Justified: Bob’s on his way to Iraq via Rockford

Left Justified: Bob’s on his way to Iraq via Rockford By Stanley Campbell Bob Edgar is going to Iraq and, on
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Aftermath

Aftermath By M.L. Simon Recent reports from Israel in a Ma’ariv article (excerpts and further commentary can be read here: http://www.drcnet.org/wol/265.html#horrorsofwar) indicate that
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Immigrant tide strapping border states

Immigrant tide strapping border states By Joe Baker, Senior Editor While unrestrained immigration policies continue, a river of humanity is flowing
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Guest Column: Cleaning up our mess

Guest Column: Cleaning up our mess By Dr. Robert R. Kopp Hear the good news! Jesus entered the world to save sinners.
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Guest Column: Fred Speer will be missed

Guest Column: Fred Speer will be missed By John Russell Ghrist With much sadness, I read in last week’s Rock River Times
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Land grab bill sneaks through

Land grab bill sneaks through By Joe Baker, Senior Editor The U.S. House closed its lame duck session last Friday, but not
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Check home for toxins

Check home for toxins By Shellie Berg By Shellie Berg Staff Reporter National Poison Prevention Week, March 18-24, reminds individuals to protect their families
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Guest Column: Negative editorial disturbing

Guest Column: Negative editorial disturbing By Dave Lindberg It disturbs me to see the negative editorial regarding the airport’s attempt to develop
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Left Justified: Flushing sounds

Left Justified: Flushing sounds By Stanley Campbell Listen. Hear that? That’s the sound of our economy going down the toilet. If you’re an
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Airport won’t gamble on Vegas

Airport won’t gamble on Vegas By Jeff Havens, Staff Writer The Greater Rockford Airport Board of Commissioners has dropped plans to
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Dean of Rockford Radio News, Fred Speer, to retire

Dean of Rockford Radio News, Fred Speer, to retire By Jeff Havens, Staff Writer Local legend and radio newsman Fred Speer announced
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One Cheney suit dropped, another continues

One Cheney suit dropped, another continues By Joe Baker, Senior Editor A federal judge last Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought
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Guest Column: Police and PTSD

Guest Column: Police and PTSD By M.L. Simon All too many police officers are victims of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This
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Why elections stink

Why elections stink By Joe Baker, Senior Editor This is part two of a look at the people who own the companies
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Property tax soars across U.S.

Property tax soars across U.S. By Joe Baker, Senior Editor High property taxes are hardly news in Rockford and Winnebago County, but
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Ogle County refuses INS offer

Ogle County refuses INS offer By Joe Baker, Senior Editor On Nov. 19, by a vote of 16-7, the Ogle County Board
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Guest Column: A Thanksgiving Prayer (Psalm 136)

Guest Column: A Thanksgiving Prayer (Psalm 136) By Dr. Robert R. Kopp I like Thanksgiving. Of course, I like to eat.
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Bits & P.C.s: Rebates and Christmas

Bits & P.C.s: Rebates and Christmas By Richard Heller Now that Christmas is less than a month away, the retailers are offering
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Judge Pirrello quits Vance case

Judge Pirrello quits Vance case By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Judge Ronald Pirrello has withdrawn from the defamation case of Clarence L.
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Perle: U.S. will attack, weapons or no

Perle: U.S. will attack, weapons or no By Joe Baker, Senior Editor London’s The Mirror reported over the weekend that
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Media polls flawed

Media polls flawed By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Much is made in the national media these days of the results of public
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Guest Column: Fall

Guest Column: Fall By Dr. Robert R. Kopp It’s fall. And all the leaves are falling in my yard. I’ve been waiting for the
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Guest Column: Havens’ editorial ‘mean-spirited’

Guest Column: Havens’ editorial ‘mean-spirited’ By James H. Powers I want to comment on Jeff Havens’ Nov. 20 editorial about the airport,
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Left Justified: A Christian’s response to terrorism

Left Justified: A Christian’s response to terrorism By Stanley Campbell If I told you that the Christian’s response to violence should be
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Guest Column: Your government at work for you

Guest Column: Your government at work for you By Martin Hippie Attention, all free and prosperous citizens of the grand and glorious
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Guest Column: Addiction or self-medication?

Guest Column: Addiction or self-medication? By M.L. Simon “Unless we put medical freedom into the Constitution, the time will come when medicine
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Two views of the vote

Two views of the vote By Joe Baker, Senior Editor The Nov. 5 election is slowly receding into history, but it is
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Governor-elect visits Rockford

Governor-elect visits Rockford By Jeff Havens, Staff Writer Calling Rockford Mayor Doug Scott (D) and local real estate developer Sunil Puri “good
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Bits & P.C.s: Tips & tricks

Bits & P.C.s: Tips & tricks By Richard Heller This week, let’s see if I can give you some tips that could
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Guest Column: ‘Special Needs’ children not served by Dist. 205

Guest Column: ‘Special Needs’ children not served by Dist. 205 By Dianne Helm Rockford, Ill., Sept. 27, 2002, my son and I
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Black Caucus meets in Rockford

Black Caucus meets in Rockford By Jeff Havens, Staff Writer State Rep. Chuck Jefferson (D-67) hosted the first annual Illinois Legislative Black
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Left Justified: Suggested places to drop your money during the holiday season

Left Justified: Suggested places to drop your money during the holiday season By Stanley Campbell A lot of folks decide to
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Afghan war falters, general says

Afghan war falters, general says By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
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Bits & P.C.s: Let’s take a look

Bits & P.C.s: Let’s take a look By Richard Heller In the computer world, someone is always coming up with new and
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Pentagon plans superspy system

Pentagon plans superspy system By Joe Baker, Senior Editor A super computer system capable of creating a huge electronic dragnet and
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Concerns about citizen Public Safety Commission

Concerns about citizen Public Safety Commission By Jeff Havens, Staff Writer Winnebago County officials are seeking 20 citizens to serve on a
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Guest Column: How to save your marriage

Guest Column: How to save your marriage By Dr. Robert R. Kopp Everybody wants to live happily ever after. Certainly that’s the
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Guest Column: Voting Wish List

Guest Column: Voting Wish List By Dawn Goldsmith In the afterglow of the November 2002 election, the Republicans bask in their majority
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Left Justified: Election results

Left Justified: Election results By Stanley Campbell Wow! The Democrats got blown away! At least in the rest of the country.
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Guest Column: Rockford—the Penal City?

Guest Column: Rockford—the Penal City? By Shawn L. Oehlke Rockford, Illinois! Arguably, it is the second-largest city in the state. Yet any
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A republic, if you think you can keep it: ‘If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.’

A republic, if you think you can keep it: ‘If you choose not to decide, you still have made a
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Guest Column: District 205 deceptions!

Guest Column: District 205 deceptions! By Barb Dent After refusing to debate R.E.A.CH., the District 205 Referendum Committee held two one-sided public
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Left Justified: ‘Nuns in Jail’ respond!

Left Justified: ‘Nuns in Jail’ respond! By Stanley Campbell Last week I wrote about “Nuns in Jail”, and this week I got
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View From the Right: Who’s running the show in Rockford?

View From the Right: Who’s running the show in Rockford? By Judy J. Howard Why have we become known as the “homeless
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Guest Column: Prohibition regime and the new jail

Guest Column: Prohibition regime and the new jail By M. L. Simon I want to congratulate The Rock River Times and Jeff
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Notorious drug lord freed & U.S. troops in Colombia

Notorious drug lord freed & U.S. troops in Colombia By Joe Baker, Senior Editor One of the most infamous drug lords in
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Iraq oil meeting delayed

Iraq oil meeting delayed By Joe Baker, Senior Editor International oil companies are jockeying for position in a post-Saddam Iraq. Oil
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A republic, if you think you can keep it: Rewarding excellence

A republic, if you think you can keep it: Rewarding excellence By Tim Huwe At work, at play, in social interaction, or
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Left Justified: Nuns in Jail

Left Justified: Nuns in Jail By Stanley Campbell “Nuns in Jail”—doesn’t that sound like a dirty movie? But it’s true. The federal
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