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Staff Column: Winning the ‘real war on Christmas’

By Susan Johnson Copy Editor One of our columnists, Stanley Campbell, wrote a well-meaning but misleading column about the real war on
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December 23, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Left Justified: A Christmas story

By Stanley Campbell I was surprised to receive nasty telephone calls about my last column. It appears the “war on Christmas”
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December 23, 2009 | Also published in Left Justified | 3 Comments

Guest Column: School Board president responds to West Middle School incident

Editor’s note: The following column has been edited from its original form at the request of the family of the
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December 16, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | 10 Comments

Left Justified: My Christmas list

By Stanley Campbell Every year, I make a list of things I want to do for the holidays. And this year
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December 16, 2009 | Also published in Left Justified | Comments (0)

Left Justified: The real war on Christmas

By Stanley Campbell “War is as outmoded as cannibalism, chattel slavery, blood-feuds, and dueling, an insult to God and humanity… a
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December 9, 2009 | Also published in Left Justified | 2 Comments

Book Review: Nature’s Second Chance: A personal journey that became a lifetime quest

By Susan Johnson Copy Editor Steven I. Apfelbaum’s Nature’s Second Chance: Restoring the Ecology of Stone Prairie Farm (Beacon Press, 2009,
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December 9, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Now, it’s Obama’s war, lies and mistake

Editor’s note: The following guest column is in response to President Barack Obama’s Dec. 1 address to the nation with
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December 9, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Where are the River District Holiday lights?

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher As several folks have pointed out to The Rock River Times, the city seems to have
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December 9, 2009 | Also published in Editorials | Comments (0)

Editorial: ‘Your drinking water is contaminated,’ City Hall whispered

By Stuart R. Wahlin Staff Writer “There’s going to be some irate citizens when they find out they’re paying for water they’re
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December 2, 2009 | Also published in Editorials | 2 Comments

Left Justified: A prayer said before environmentalist friends

By Stanley Campbell I was asked to say a prayer before the Severson Dells fund-raising breakfast. Fund-raising is such a miracle
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December 2, 2009 | Also published in Left Justified | Comments (0)

Editorial: The District 205 credibility gap

By Brandon Reid Assistant Editor Either Rockford Public School District 205 administrators are completely clueless about what’s going on in the schools,
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November 25, 2009 | Also published in Editorials | 7 Comments

Editorial: Pricing fear from the bottom up

Failure to practice critical thinking and telling the truth institutionalizes a culture of fear By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher Teachers: safely going
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November 25, 2009 | Also published in Editorials | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Rep. Manzullo, we need to hear more than ‘I’m sorry’

By Dan Kenney U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo (R-16) described terror suspects that may be brought to Thomson, Ill., prison as
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November 25, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | 1 Comment

Left Justified: Thanksgiving thoughts about giving gifts

By Stanley Campbell Americans get stuffed on Thanksgiving, then shop until we drop. I think that should change. As a shopkeeper (JustGoods
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November 25, 2009 | Also published in Left Justified | Comments (0)

Left Justified: Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Nov. 22

By Stanley Campbell Rockford has a checkered past when it comes to inclusivity. During the 1850s and 1860s, abolitionists (anti-slavery activists)
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November 18, 2009 | Also published in Left Justified | Comments (0)

Editorial: Obama casualty of his own wars?

America has a $1.4 Trillion Deficit, with a projected deficit Of $1.75 trillion! How much more will new troops, continued
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November 18, 2009 | Also published in Editorials | 1 Comment

Editorial: Obama’s wars, 1984 and $$$

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher Obviously, it’s not the first time, but I’m getting disillusioned by a person I supported and
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November 11, 2009 | Also published in Editorials | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Response to David Pedersen on gun control

By William J. Lee This is in response to the Guest Column titled You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out, (Sept. 2-8, 2009 issue)
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November 11, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Deeply concerned about Afghanistan

By Thomas A. Middleton We must never again squander the blood of patriots with a half-hearted attempt at war. It
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November 4, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Beware a country that has grown accustomed to war

By Dan Kenney Now as we begin the ninth year of war in Afghanistan, U.S. spending on the war has
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November 4, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Left Justified: Support the troops on Veterans’ Day

By Stanley Campbell This Veterans’ Day, I’d like to propose you not send soldiers into harm’s way without a really good
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November 4, 2009 | Also published in Left Justified | Comments (0)

Editorial: Can the county board undo its mistakes?

By Stuart R. Wahlin Staff Writer Who could possibly be against wind power in Winnebago County? When people choose not to play
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November 4, 2009 | Also published in Editorials | Comments (0)

Editorial: ‘…a single knight…’

By Frank Schier Editor and Publisher Editor’s note: Free speech is banned about zoning issues in the public comment period before the
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October 28, 2009 | Also published in Editorials | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Sanctuary cities soak citizens

By E.J. Pagel In sanctuary cities like Addison, Ill., law enforcement officers are not allowed to inquire about the immigration
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October 28, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Editorial: Greenwashing

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher Ever heard of the term “greenwashing”? It’s very similar to “whitewashing,” aimed to slap across your
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October 21, 2009 | Also published in Editorials | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Creating jobs

By John Gile Author, Editor, Journalist, Publisher www.johngile.com Editor’s note: The daily has noted that the Winnebago County Board is being bowled over
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October 21, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Left Justified: Our mental health needs a health check

By Stanley Campbell Winnebago County has more resources for helping the mentally ill than most places, but if you wanted to
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October 21, 2009 | Also published in Left Justified | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Two years since Nisour Square—still no justice

By Dan Kenney Co-Coordinator, noprivatearmies.org The nationwide citizens’ group noprivatearmies.org and the Illinois Clearwater group mark the two-year anniversary of the Nisour
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October 21, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

October’s hallowed wind(farms)?

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher As the days of the hallow coldly or warmly sweep toward us, will we choose “Trick
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October 14, 2009 | Also published in Editorials | Comments (0)

Left Justified: Un-happy birthday to me

By Stanley Campbell I did not get what I wanted for my birthday (which is Sept. 30, for those of you
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October 14, 2009 | Also published in Left Justified | 2 Comments

Guest Column: In defense of story time

By Rachel Leon One of the most talked-about proposals to the library budget is the change of hours and elimination
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October 14, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | 1 Comment

Editorial: Chairman Clear-cut?

By Frank Schier Editor and Publisher What a mess! That is what is being made by the proposed wind ordinance to the
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October 7, 2009 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Time for newspaper folks to fight back! Here’s how

Editor’s note: The following, distributed by the Illinois Press Association, is reprinted from Editor and Publisher, Jan. 14, 2009. It
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October 7, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Jesse—Go home!

By Bradley D. Stallings Mark Anthony Barmore was a convicted felon who was being sought by Rockford Police in connection
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October 7, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | 1 Comment

Guest Column: A new third party—Get Out Of Our House!

By Jane Ryan Carrell Columnist Victor Davis Hanson believes Barack Obama is under the delusion he is a university president. Hanson’s
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October 7, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Editorial: Taxpayers lost in collective bargaining shuffle

By Stuart R. Wahlin Staff Writer Facing a $4 million budget deficit by the end of this year, and an estimated $7.6
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October 6, 2009 | Also published in Editorials | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Blago’s new book—who cares?

By John Russell Ghrist It has been said that there is a book in each of us. Anyone can sit
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September 30, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Editorial: Can we choose the wind?

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher Here’s a question that was posed to me the other day: “Wind farms are the industrial
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September 23, 2009 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | 1 Comment

Guest Column:Cabello to stay in the race for 68th District Representative

By John Cabello I am disappointed that Dave Winters has apparently made a decision to re-enter the race for state representative
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September 22, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Guest Column: New law could create mini-casinos in your community

By Anita Bedell While lawmakers and the governor are touting new construction projects in communities, this same legislation (H.B. 255)
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September 16, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Left Justified: Feeding the hungry and developing the city

By Stanley Campbell Two things: The Rock River Valley Pantry (RRVP), in August, provided groceries to 2,975 households. That’s 6,775 individuals, and
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September 16, 2009 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | Comments (0)

Truth a casualty when the Fourth Estate dabbles in city business?

• Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey (I) enlists ensemble cast to guide budget process By Stuart R. Wahlin Staff Writer “[Edmund] Burke said that
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September 9, 2009 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Obama, Pope Benedict have more in common than some think

By Michael Cannariato For those of you who forward e-mails that refer to President Barack Obama (D) as a fascist or
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September 9, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | 1 Comment

Left Justified: Colorful Rockford

By Stanley Campbell I just came from a wonderful meeting with the Rev. Jesse Jackson. He is here helping organize a
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September 8, 2009 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Rep. Manzullo’s proposed health care reforms: will they benefit the few or the many?

By Dan Kenney In the whirlwind of the health care brouhaha, U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo (R-16) paused to issue a
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September 8, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Guest Column: You’ll shoot your eye out

By David W. Pedersen Gun control. Those two words have caused stockpiling, paranoia and a ridiculous show of force from those unwilling
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September 2, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | 3 Comments

Left Justified: On the Waterfront is on my mind

By Stanley Campbell Another summer gone by, and the only thing I have to look forward to is On The Waterfront
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September 2, 2009 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | Comments (0)

Editorial: Environmental turbulence

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher The wash of windfarms may be blowing renewable energy into western Winnebago County, past the Meridian
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August 26, 2009 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | Comments (0)

Guest Column: An open letter to President Obama

By John Gile Author, Editor, Journalist, Publisher www.johngile.com As this story shows, some truths transcend words: NEW YORK (JG)—Stunned silence greeted President Barack Obama
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August 26, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Pencils in the Park a success; Tools for School donations still needed

By Angela Harris Director of Business Development, Life Center In 2004, Life Center became aware of a citywide problem so many of
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August 26, 2009 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

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