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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Wellstone death latest in long string

Wellstone death latest in long string By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Sen. Paul Wellstone, who was killed last week in a plane
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Bush’s church blasts his war plans

Bush’s church blasts his war plans By Joe Baker, Senior Editor The Methodist church, of which George W. Bush is a
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Sheriff candidate voices concerns

Sheriff candidate voices concerns By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Elton Self, Democratic candidate for sheriff of Jo Daviess County, says he is
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Viewpoint: Upcoming election is critical

Viewpoint: Upcoming election is critical By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Once again, we are approaching a decision point in our national life.
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Bush

Bush By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Have you paid close attention to developments since Sept. 11? (From Citizen-Times.com) Consider this: An inarticulate, politically
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Left Justified: Real reasons for warring with Iraq

Left Justified: Real reasons for warring with Iraq By Stanley Campbell It looks like our president, with backing from the war wimps
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Guest Column: District 205 and their Referendum Committee afraid to debate R.E.A.CH.!

Guest Column: District 205 and their Referendum Committee afraid to debate R.E.A.CH.! By Barb Dent R.E.A.CH. invited members of the District
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Turkey warns Washington

Turkey warns Washington By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Washington advocates of war on Iraq have another headache to contend with—Turkey. Turkey, a key
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War support is weakening in military towns

War support is weakening in military towns By Joe Baker, Senior Editor President Bush is trying hard to whip up support for
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Group offers voter guide

Group offers voter guide By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Wondering who those candidates are who are running for the state supreme court
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A Voice In The Crowd: More observations of an onlooker

A Voice In The Crowd: More observations of an onlooker By Jim Spelman As I mentioned in the last VOICE, I spend
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Lawmakers charge Bush hampering probe

Lawmakers charge Bush hampering probe By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Negotiators plan to meet this week in Washington in another effort to
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Guest Column: Motives and morality

Guest Column: Motives and morality By Dr. Robert R. Kopp I hit Kelley’s Market along Route 251 in Roscoe, Ill. almost
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Guest Column: Open letter to Rockford Register Star

Guest Column: Open letter to Rockford Register Star By Larry Stafford I don’t know where to start when it comes to your
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Editorial: Debaters’ silence speaks

Editorial: Debaters’ silence speaks By Frank Schier, Editor & Publisher What Rod Blagojevich and Jim Ryan didn’t say, spoke, in volumes about
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Guest Column: A greater depression

Guest Column: A greater depression By Rick A. Lewis The market crash has already happened. Did anyone blink and miss the worst
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Guest Column: David MacKay for Winnebago County Board

Guest Column: David MacKay for Winnebago County Board By Sharon Schuldt If David MacKay’s name is on your ballot for County Board,
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Guest Column: A republic, if you think you can keep it-The grate debate

Guest Column: A republic, if you think you can keep it-The grate debate By Tim Huwe Most of the political junkies were
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A Voice In The Crowd: Observations of an onlooker

A Voice In The Crowd: Observations of an onlooker By Jim Spelman The other night after a walk along the bike path,
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Guest Column: U.S. must revisit trade policy

Guest Column: U.S. must revisit trade policy By Senator Dave Syverson Every day through the media, whether it is in the newspaper,
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Gulf vets ask Rumsfeld ouster

Gulf vets ask Rumsfeld ouster By Joe Baker, Senior Editor The American Gulf War Veterans Association is calling for
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Ditzler settlement near

Ditzler settlement near By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Winnebago County appears ready to finally settle the matter of compensation for taking Tom
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Experts rap Bush’s speech

Experts rap Bush’s speech By Joe Baker, Senior Editor President Bush’s recently televised speech against Saddam Hussein has drawn fire from several
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Ex-inspector says U.S. hypocritical

Ex-inspector says U.S. hypocritical By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Richard Butler, former chief UN weapons inspector in Iraq, says the U.S. government
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Guest Column: What comes around, goes around

Guest Column: What comes around, goes around By Craig G. Campbell The U.S. appears to be heading to war behind the imperial
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Guest Column: Concerns over proposed Ogle County jail

Guest Column: Concerns over proposed Ogle County jail By Jerry Daws There have been numerous concerns over the proposed location of a
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Guest Column: What threat? What debate?

Guest Column: What threat? What debate? By Brendan Owen Doherty Possibly, I’m strange. I seem to think we’re supposed to have some
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Guest Column: Private truths and public trust

Guest Column: Private truths and public trust By Dr. Robert R. Kopp I’ll never forget debating manger scenes on public property at
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A republic, if you think you can keep it: Torricelli and Rule of Law

A republic, if you think you can keep it: Torricelli and Rule of Law By Tim Huwe What do New Jersey Democrats
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OSF St. Anthony rehabilitation services offers Lymphedema Treatment program

OSF St. Anthony rehabilitation services offers Lymphedema Treatment program By It’s quite a victory to defeat breast cancer. Then perhaps weeks or
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Guest Column: U.S. use of force against Iraq would violate International Law

Guest Column: U.S. use of force against Iraq would violate International Law By Maria Berger Last week, President Bush pressed the United
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View From the Right: Truancy—illiteracy—malnutrition—juvenile detention—jail incarceration!

View From the Right: Truancy—illiteracy—malnutrition—juvenile detention—jail incarceration! By Judy J. Howard Did you get that? That’s what’s happening here in Rockford. Unfortunately,
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Guest Column: Tax incentives

Guest Column: Tax incentives By M.L. Simon Noxious tax incentives that favor capital gains and punish dividends not only facilitate accounting fraud, they
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Guest Column: You say you want a revolution…?

Guest Column: You say you want a revolution…? By Julie Kay Smithson The words are from an old Beatles song, but they
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Guest Column: A republic, if you think you can keep it – Bush on corporate fraud

Guest Column: A republic, if you think you can keep it – Bush on corporate fraud By Tim Huwe “You can see
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Alderman raps Perryville vote

Alderman raps Perryville vote By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Rockford alderman Doug Mark unleashed a barrage of criticism Monday night over the
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West Nile, polio said linked

West Nile, polio said linked By Joe Baker, Senior Editor At least six patients in the southern United States, infected with West
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Toxins found in area rivers

Toxins found in area rivers By Joe Baker, Senior Editor The entire Rock River within the state of Illinois has been designated
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Exiled former leader of Pakistan visits Rockford

Exiled former leader of Pakistan visits Rockford By Jeff Havens, Staff Writer “Terrorism and fanaticism will not succeed unless we fall into
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Viewpoint: War, sales and slaps

Viewpoint: War, sales and slaps By Joe Baker, Senior Editor The Times of London says the Bush administration has launched a $200
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Ashcroft backed terror group

Ashcroft backed terror group By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Early last month the White House released its white paper on Saddam Hussein
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Media spin continues

Media spin continues By Joe Baker, Senior Editor The willingness of American national media to distort the truth was
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Blagojevich masks fund transfer

Blagojevich masks fund transfer By Joe Baker, Senior Editor The first stain on the seemingly pristine image of Democrat Rod Blagojevich, candidate
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Logli tries to sell jail idea to city

Logli tries to sell jail idea to city By Jeff Havens, Staff Writer “This is not a jail referendum, it’s a public
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Guest Column: R.E.A.CH. was right again!

Guest Column: R.E.A.CH. was right again! By Barb Dent R.E.A.CH. (Rockford Educating All Children) is right again. We predicted last spring
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Guest Column: Political corruption not a victimless crime

Guest Column: Political corruption not a victimless crime By Pat Quinn The penalties for political shakedowns of families and businesses just
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Guest Column: Death Row petitions untimely for review

Guest Column: Death Row petitions untimely for review By Richard A. Devine In recent days, a large number of prisoners on Illinois’
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Judge vacates order—Thank you!

Judge vacates order—Thank you! By Jon Bystrom, Staff Writer My real estate partner of 23 years, Doug Bruno, filed a Motion to
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