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Agitate, America!: ‘Big Money’ loses election

By Nancy Churchill A Progressive Visionary Who knew that an America election could degenerate into an endurance contest? That non-violent resistance
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November 21, 2012 | Also published in Agitate, America!> Commentary | 5 Comments

Guest Column: Illinois Growth Enterprises Update

By Bob Gough and Don Thayer “It makes me feel good to know that I am a big help to
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November 21, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Tech-Friendly: Recycle old electronics part two — deleting data securely

By Paul Gorski Last week, in “Recycle the old electronics this holiday season” (Nov. 14-20 issue), I encouraged readers to recycle
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November 21, 2012 | Also published in Commentary | 1 Comment

Editorial: DEA, parking spaces and lots

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher Surely, the following statement comes as no surprise to the “common citizen,” sometimes known as the
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | 2 Comments

Guest Column: Why mascots do not honor Native Americans

By Rita Reynolds Editor’s note: The following column is in response to Sports Columnist Doug Halberstadt. At first I took
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Closing of Freeport IDES office a blow to the region

By Rep. Jim Sacia The anger and frustration from the unemployed, the underemployed, and employers of northwest Illinois over the
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Tech-Friendly: Recycle the old electronics this holiday season

By Paul Gorski The holiday shopping season is upon us, with many of us planning to spur the local economy by
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Commentary | 2 Comments

Judicial Perspective: What real trial judges do

By Hon. Rita M. Novak President, Illinois Judges Association and Associate Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County The public view of
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Editorial cartoon by Charles Story: Obama wins

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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Charles Story> Commentary | Comments (0)

Keepin’ It Kleen: When fairness is no longer fair

By Michael Kleen In February 2010, Hannah Workman was a fifth-grader and straight-A student in Florida’s Clay County School District.
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November 14, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Online Exclusives | 2 Comments

Agitate, America!: Preserve Starved Rock State Park!

By Nancy Churchill A Progressive Visionary If you have not enjoyed the serene beauty of Starved Rock State Park, one of
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November 7, 2012 | Also published in Agitate, America!> Commentary | 1 Comment

Guest Column: City’s abuse of On the Waterfront must come to an end

By Angela Link I have volunteered for On the Waterfront (OTW) for almost 10 years. I do this for several reasons,
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November 7, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Spare unemployed Stephenson County residents more challenges

• Closing Freeport’s Illinois Department of Employment Security office gives jobless another obstacle By Jason Carson Wilson Life comes with so many
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November 7, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Is the U.S. a culture of cheaters?

By Will Rose Major League Baseball, cycling, college sports, Wall Street, elections, even the institution of marriage has been barraged by
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November 7, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: TEDxRockford: Locals figuring out local answers

By Chris Wachowiak Kryptonite Bar Owner Some people already know about TED, and some are new to it in this area. As
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November 7, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: RVC grant should go only for what it was intended

By David Soll Back in 1999, Rock Valley College (RVC) submitted the first of 10 consecutive yearly RAMP (Resource Allocation Management
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November 7, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Criticisms of wind farms are so much hot air

By John Nall I have been following this issue for a number of years and cannot figure out what the
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November 7, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Tech-Friendly: You might buy a Google Chromebook if …

By Paul Gorski You might buy a Chromebook because it fits in your pickup truck’s glove compartment. You might buy a
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November 7, 2012 | Also published in Commentary | 5 Comments

The Rock River Times’ election endorsements

By Frank Schier Editor and Publisher Vote the undervote The Rock River Times’ endorsements are for contested races only for the General Election,
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October 31, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | 5 Comments

Straight Shootin’: Fire them up, or fire them

By Eric R. Sonnenberg Wednesday, Oct. 17, and again on Tuesday, Oct. 23, I attended hearings at Veterans Memorial Hall
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October 31, 2012 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Reclaiming First project has many benefits for citizens

By Commissioner Nate Martin with Executive Director Tim Dimke Rockford Park District There is momentum building for the “next big thing” for
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October 31, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Editorial cartoon by Charles Story: Popular vote vs. Electoral College

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October 31, 2012 | Also published in Charles Story> Commentary | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Does the November constitutional amendment deceive voters?

By John Kindt “If you don’t trust Springfield, vote NO on the November ballot’s constitutional amendment,” some legislative candidates advise. “If
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October 31, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Rope-a-dope the perfect ticket for a second term for Obama

By Bob Soltau Rope-a-dope, made famous by boxer Muhamed Ali, makes the opponent overconfident, tires him out and makes him vulnerable
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October 31, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Agitate, America!: The United States: A history of cognitive dissonance

By Nancy Churchill A Progressive Visionary Cognitive dissonance: rationalizing away disharmony by inventing comfortable illusions in situations that create conflict with
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October 24, 2012 | Also published in Agitate, America!> Commentary | 2 Comments

Guest Column: Corporations don’t cry

By Bob Soltau Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney famously said, “Corporations are people, too.” When I went off to war, I
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October 24, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Madigan’s Gold Miner 49er

By John Kindt Amendment 49 on the November ballot is cleverly drafted to concentrate more monetary power in the same
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October 24, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Why would Rep. Kinzinger vote to keep children hungry?

By Elizabeth Lindquist A close examination of U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s views on the issues of importance to the citizens
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October 24, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Editorial cartoon by Charles Story: Town hall debate

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October 24, 2012 | Also published in Charles Story> Commentary | Comments (0)

Tech-Friendly: A free, reliable office productivity suite

By Paul Gorski Most of us have fairly simple word processing and spreadsheet needs, whether it be at home or office.
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October 24, 2012 | Also published in Commentary | 2 Comments

Keepin’ it Kleen: Why politeness matters

Editor’s note: Per newspaper policy, Michael Kleen will take a mandatory hiatus from politics in his column as he runs
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October 17, 2012 | Also published in Commentary | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Violation of public trust a reason to vote against school referendum

By Jane Hayes Rockford Public School District 205’s administrative team has been busy electioneering in the public schools asking for support
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October 17, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 6 Comments

Tech-Friendly: Apple iOS a worthy upgrade, unless you’re addicted to Google Maps

Editor’s note: Per newspaper policy, Paul Gorski will take a mandatory hiatus from politics in his column as he runs
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October 17, 2012 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Editorial cartoon by Charles Story: Financial aid

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October 17, 2012 | Also published in Charles Story> Commentary | Comments (0)

Agitate, America!: The Environmental Protection Agency was a Republican idea

By Nancy Churchill A Progressive Visionary The Republicans’ economic policy seems to be to champion what’s good for American global corporations
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October 10, 2012 | Also published in Agitate, America!> Commentary | 2 Comments

Guest Column: I’ll show Romney mine if he’ll show me his — tax returns, that is

By Bob Soltau Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney received 12 years of tax returns from U.S. Rep.
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October 10, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 4 Comments

Guest Column: Ideology trumps reality

By Gregory John Campbell Intellectual, political, religious, economic, corporate and martial ideology trumps reality in America now, because a moral
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October 10, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Editorial cartoon by Charles Story: Who to root for in 2012

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October 10, 2012 | Also published in Charles Story> Commentary | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Newspapers are community icons

By David Porter Congratulations. By holding this newspaper in your hands, you are participating in a strong community tradition that
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October 9, 2012 | Also published in Guest Column | Comments (0)

Editorial: Triage dump

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher The following column will upset you if you are politically correct. For many of us downtown
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October 3, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | 2 Comments

Meet John Doe: New county budget means higher taxes for some

Editor’s note: Per newspaper policy, Paul Gorski will take a mandatory hiatus from politics in his column as he runs
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October 3, 2012 | Also published in Commentary | 2 Comments

Guest Column: Addressing Nancy Churchill’s misrepresentations

By Dave Willis Editor’s note: This column is in response to the column in last week’s issue, Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2012.)
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October 3, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Guest Column: Cooling application process not fair

By Anna Lance This letter is in regard to the summer cooling program sign-up. It was quite a scene, to
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October 3, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Fracking is a shortsighted solution to our energy needs

By Daniel Barron Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a shortsighted approach to solving our economic and energy needs. The deeper implications
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October 3, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Editorial cartoon by Charles Story: Community policing

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October 3, 2012 | Also published in Charles Story> Commentary | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Conservatory’s ‘green roof’: One last ‘bid’ for Christiansen Roofing

By Mona Marcinkowski, Kathy Johnson and Nichole Larison Sammon Fox Ridge Subdivision residents Along with many of you, for the past few
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September 26, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 9 Comments

Meet John Doe: Thank you, but we need to do more to support public health programs?

By Paul Gorski For the past two weeks, I’ve asked residents to tell their county board members to vote against cuts
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September 26, 2012 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Agitate, America!: An alternate universe: A government of ‘Takers’ and ‘Makers’

By Nancy Churchill A Progressive Visionary Republicans define “Big Government,” which they aim to eliminate, as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, low-interest
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September 26, 2012 | Also published in Agitate, America!> Commentary | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Roscoe Township slow to address traffic concerns at SportsCore III

By Jackie Russell, Sally Wallace, Sue Duhigg Hononegah Country Estates residents Another strange Roscoe Township meeting has folded with a seemingly stacked
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September 26, 2012 | Also published in Commentary | 1 Comment

Keepin’ it Kleen: Public-private partnerships, or just crony capitalism?

By Michael Kleen “Public-private partnership” has become the latest buzzword among the political class and its supporters. Often used in
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September 19, 2012 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

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