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Guest Column: Disabled citizens not getting services

Guest Column: Disabled citizens not getting services By Lorraine Paluzzi I am writing on behalf of the visually impaired in Rockford who
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Bill seeks to abolish the Fed

Bill seeks to abolish the Fed By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Texas Republican Ron Paul has introduced legislation in the U.S. House
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Left Justified: Kathy says, ‘Don’t back the attack on Iraq!

Left Justified: Kathy says, ‘Don’t back the attack on Iraq! By Stanley Campbell One of my heroes is coming to Rockford. She’ll talk
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Guest Column: R.E.A.CH. predicted District 205’s enormous deficit

Guest Column: R.E.A.CH. predicted District 205’s enormous deficit By Barb Dent On Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002, District 205 finally had to admit
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Guest Column: Uncommon gender sense

Guest Column: Uncommon gender sense By Dr. Robert R. Kopp My wife is a much better mother than I could ever
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A Voice In The Crowd: An Open Letter to Senators Durbin and Fitzgerald and Representative Donald Manzullo

A Voice In The Crowd: An Open Letter to Senators Durbin and Fitzgerald and Representative Donald Manzullo By Jim Spelman Here
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Guest Column: More taxes or cut police and fire

Guest Column: More taxes or cut police and fire By M.L. Simon I’d like to propose doubling our police force. I know,
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Nuke ‘em!

Nuke ‘em! By Joe Baker, Senior Editor The Los Angeles Times broke the story. Someone inside the government leaked a Pentagon report
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A Voice In The Crowd: Blood for oil

A Voice In The Crowd: Blood for oil By Jim Spelman Does the possibility of an unprovoked U.S. attack on Iraq disturb
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Cheney ignores court order

Cheney ignores court order By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Vice-President Dick Cheney has thumbed his nose at the federal court. According to
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WTC story challenged

WTC story challenged By Joe Baker, Senior Editor The official story of how the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsed
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Robberies force change at Heritage Credit Union

Robberies force change at Heritage Credit Union By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Heritage Credit Union, 634 N. Church St., has changed its
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Robberies force change at Heritage Credit UnionBy Joe Baker

Robberies force change at Heritage Credit UnionBy Joe Baker By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Gary MacDougal, chairman of the Illinois Republican Party,
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Anti-war march planned

Anti-war march planned By Joe Baker, Senior Editor On Saturday, Oct. 26—the first anniversary of the signing of the USA Patriot Act—anti-war,
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Muslims closing ranks

Muslims closing ranks By Joe Baker, Senior Editor The Muslim world is closing ranks as the level of rhetoric for attacking Iraq
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Is West Nile for real?

Is West Nile for real? By Joe Baker, Senior Editor We have our choice of hysterics these days; Iraq or West Nile
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A few tips on staying afloat

A few tips on staying afloat By Joe Baker, Senior Editor As the economy continues to worsen, many investors are wondering what
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CNN kills exposé

CNN kills exposé By Joe Baker, Senior Editor CNN likes to bring you all the news, as long as it fits their
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Guest Column: Easter Days

Guest Column: Easter Days By Dr. Robert R. Kopp Every Sunday is Easter Day! Indeed, the Church of Jesus Christ has always
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The Voice of Reason: We all deserve the best health care plan, don’t we?

The Voice of Reason: We all deserve the best health care plan, don’t we? By Tony Lamia Should elected officials pass laws
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Ensuring Tomorrow’s Prosperity Today The economic slavery of our children

Ensuring Tomorrow’s Prosperity Today The economic slavery of our children By Steven Burgauer, Candidate for the U.S. Senate from Illinois The young
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Guest Column: King George creating East-Bloc Amerika

Guest Column: King George creating East-Bloc Amerika By Chuck Baldwin, Talk Show Host & Pastor of Crossroads Baptist Church Compassionate conservatives are
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The Voice of Reason: How lawyers make laws that make them money

The Voice of Reason: How lawyers make laws that make them money By Tony Lamia On August 17, 2002, many misguided people
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Left Justified: First Anniversary: A Memorial to Our Strength

Left Justified: First Anniversary: A Memorial to Our Strength By Stanley Campbell It’s been a year since the atrocities committed on
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Guest Column: Why nobody wants to play anymore; our backyard is doomed!

Guest Column: Why nobody wants to play anymore; our backyard is doomed! By Dr. Robert R. Kopp Why nobody wants to
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Guest Column: District 205 campaign to con taxpayers begins

Guest Column: District 205 campaign to con taxpayers begins By Barb Dent For the second time this year, the voters will be
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Viewpoint: Ashcroft is a menace

Viewpoint: Ashcroft is a menace By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Jonathan Turley, a professor of constitutional and public interest
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The Voice of Reason: Finally, a ‘good’ lawsuit

The Voice of Reason: Finally, a ‘good’ lawsuit By By Tony Lamia Survivors and family members of victims of the 9/11 attacks
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Viewpoint: Wall Street’s addiction

Viewpoint: Wall Street’s addiction By By Joe Baker, Senior Editor What’s really going on—on Wall Street? The Department of Justice,
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Libertarians score win

Libertarians score win By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Libertarians have won another victory in their battle against the Republican Party. The Cook
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Guest Column: Don’t blame the Republicans

Guest Column: Don’t blame the Republicans By Steven R. Young I just finished reading Joe Baker’s typical liberal Viewpoint by calling Mr.
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The Voice of Reason: Honest lawyers in a dishonest system

The Voice of Reason: Honest lawyers in a dishonest system By Tony Lamia The following is an excerpt from my book: First, we
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Left Justified: The true history of the theft of Rockford

Left Justified: The true history of the theft of Rockford By Stanley Campbell This is the 150th anniversary of the founding of
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Viewpoint: Jail refrain a familiar one

Viewpoint: Jail refrain a familiar one By By Joe Baker, Senior Editor When it comes to the subject of a
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View From the Right: Oh, horrors! Planned Parenthood partner to sexual abuse?

View From the Right: Oh, horrors! Planned Parenthood partner to sexual abuse? By By Judy J. Howard Could it be that Planned
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Guest Column: Hunters’ main agenda is not conservation

Guest Column: Hunters’ main agenda is not conservation By By Jim Justice I could not help but comment on the recent paranoid
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A Voice In The Crowd: Salamanca today

A Voice In The Crowd: Salamanca today By By Jim Spelman On Monday, the 5th, I leave Spain, my home for the
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Guest Column: Shifting to substance

Guest Column: Shifting to substance By By Dr. Robert R. Kopp I’ll never forget driving down Coatesville, Pennsylvania’s Main Street for the
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The Voice of Reason: Are lawyers piranhas?

The Voice of Reason: Are lawyers piranhas? By By Tony Lamia If you dive into a swimming hole loaded with piranhas, you
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Guest Column: It’s been a year 9/11/01-02

Guest Column: It’s been a year 9/11/01-02 By By Dr. Robert R. Kopp I’ve been asked to write about the year since
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The Culture War is over

The Culture War is over By By M.L. Simon The Culture War in America is over. The culturalists lost. I think
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Viewpoint: Shall we impeach the Fed?

Viewpoint: Shall we impeach the Fed? By By Joe Baker, Senior Editor A week ago, the pundits were telling us with great
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Guest Column: Battle gear for the real enemy

Guest Column: Battle gear for the real enemy By By Dr. Robert R. Kopp Everything seems so out of
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The Voice of Reason: Stock market crash of 2002 — or is it?

The Voice of Reason: Stock market crash of 2002 — or is it? By By Tony Lamia As I’ve watched TV reports
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A Voice In The Crowd: A matter of taste

A Voice In The Crowd: A matter of taste By By Jim Spellman Saturday night on la Rua Mayor, the city´s main
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Viewpoint: Economic cat out of the bag

Viewpoint: Economic cat out of the bag By By Joe Baker, Senior Editor Alarm bells are ringing all over the Internet, warning
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Editorial: Media sedatives

Editorial: Media sedatives By By Frank Schier, Editor & Publisher The Bush administration whirls disaster. The propriety of financial actions by both our
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A Voice In The Crowd: Spanish treasures, old and new

A Voice In The Crowd: Spanish treasures, old and new By By Jim Spellman This will be the third time I´ll have
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Mea (Nos?) culpa et redemptio, (Matthew 7:1-5)

Mea (Nos?) culpa et redemptio, (Matthew 7:1-5) By Dr. Robert R. Kopp I’ve been thinking about updating “Why the Old Denominations
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The Voice of Reason: Urgent need for reform – but, what kind?

The Voice of Reason: Urgent need for reform – but, what kind? By By Tony Lamia We have the CIA, FBI,
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