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Guest Column: Thoughts on the library’s proposed acquisition of the Sullivan Center

By Rachel León Imagine a newly remodeled facility that can serve as a venue for live music, theater productions, author talks
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July 25, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 11 Comments

Guest Column: Landfill lawsuit likely, part two

By Paul Gorski I had a question from a resident regarding my guest column “Landfill lawsuit likely” (July 18-24 issue of
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July 25, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Editorial cartoon by Charles Story: Police hazard pay

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July 25, 2012 | Also published in Charles Story> Commentary | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Landfill lawsuit likely

By Paul Gorski The Winnebago County Board voted to allow the landfill expansion, and now it seems the board may not
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July 18, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Guest Column: Landfill expansion mistaken

Editor’s note: The Winnebago County Board voted for the expansion of the landfill July 12 with a tally of 20
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July 18, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Guest Column: Time to eliminate tax breaks that send jobs overseas

Editor’s note: The following is a guest column by Cheri Bustos, Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative in the 17th Congressional
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July 18, 2012 | Also published in Bainport Sensata Technologies> Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Presidential alternative fizzles: What went wrong with Americans Elect?

By Jacqueline Salit President, IndependentVoting.org Americans Elect, the group aiming to create an alternative nominating process for a centrist “unity” ticket in
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July 18, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Keepin’ it Kleen: Escaping Leviathan

By Michael Kleen In this column, I will tackle two subjects: state and federal grants, and Prof. John Kindt’s guest column
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July 11, 2012 | Also published in Commentary | 6 Comments

Guest Column: County board should postpone landfill expansion vote

By Paul Gorski The Winnebago County Board should postpone the landfill expansion vote until a new board is in place later
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July 11, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Roscoe sports park process stumbles, could run

By Sue Duhigg, Jackie Russell and Sally Wallace Hononegah County Estates Residents We believe, as do more than 300 of our neighbors,
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July 11, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: New Roscoe park will be a wonderful addition to the community

Editor’s note: The following is in response to the June 20-26 guest column “Sportscore III in Roscoe?” by Hononegah County
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July 11, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 4 Comments

Guest Column: The demerits of an unmerited teacher pay system

By Tim Hughes After reading Amy Orvis’ June 27 guest column, I have no doubt she’s a dedicated teacher and
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July 11, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Legislators must address the pension crisis

By Rep. Jim Sacia We learned June 21 that “The Five Leaders” met for more than two hours and could
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July 11, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Social Security: What you should know about the Trustees’ Report

Editor’s note: The following is in response to the July 4-10 guest column “How to save Social Security 101,” by
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July 11, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Editorial: GMO and GE under attack

By Richard S. Gubbe Contributing Writer A crusade to make a dent in the genetically modified foods machine and prevent the creation
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July 11, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | 1 Comment

Editorial cartoon by Charles Story: Progressive income tax

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July 11, 2012 | Also published in Charles Story> Commentary | Comments (0)

Left Justified: Peace prayer July 18 at Anderson Gardens

By Stanley Campbell Rockford is a praying community. We have, so far, more houses of worship than bars (the liquor
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July 11, 2012 | Also published in Left Justified> Online Exclusives | Comments (0)

Guest Column: What the American flag means to me

By Jesse White Illinois Secretary of State This Fourth of July, Americans of differing ethnic backgrounds, political persuasions and geographic locations
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July 3, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Budget solution for Illinois: Tax gambling, not people

By Prof. John Kindt The Illinois budget would probably be balanced today, except for the $37.5 billion to $46 billion
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July 3, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Guest Column: Teachers’ unions share the blame for budget woes

By Rep. Jim Sacia What a unique challenge the last 16 days of May! We eliminated a very costly free
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July 3, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 3 Comments

Guest Column: Facts often ignored in coverage of public employee pensions

By Cinda Klickna President, Illinois Education Association As a career teacher, facts are very important to me. Without facts, we’d have
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July 3, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Editorial cartoon by Charles Story: Landfill expansion

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July 3, 2012 | Also published in Charles Story> Commentary | Comments (0)

Guest Column: How to save Social Security 101

By David Soll We have all heard the rumors that Social Security is on the verge of bankruptcy within the next
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July 3, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Something rotten in Pecatonica

By Rob Stone Organic Gardner and Beekeeper My name is Rob Stone, and I reside in Winnebago County. I went to the
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July 3, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: It’s time to open Thomson

By U.S. Rep. Bobby Schilling In my frequent conversations with people surrounding Thomson, Ill., I’ve heard one familiar refrain: “Open that
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July 3, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Keepin’ it Kleen: The consequences of Rockford’s misplaced priorities

By Michael Kleen In a recent column in the Rockford Register Star, Chuck Sweeny asked the open-ended question of whether Rockford’s
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Commentary | 13 Comments

Guest Column: Merit pay for teachers not as good as it sounds

By Amy Orvis Merit pay for teachers — sounds good, doesn’t it? Monetary reward for a job well done!? After
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Kish alcohol ban has returned river to citizens

Editor’s note: The following guest column is in response to the June 13-19 editorial “Kishwaukee booze ban continues Dumb to
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 4 Comments

Guest Column: Illinois cuts deep, but none to illegals

By E.J. Pagel In 2007, Illinois taxpayers were spending $3.5 billion yearly on illegal aliens’ education, incarceration and non-emergency medical care,
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 3 Comments

Guest Column: Don’t wait for the train — take the bus to Amtrak, O’Hare and Midway

By Paul Gorski We already have an Amtrak connection. As we wait for the Amtrak train to come to Rockford, residents
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Editorial cartoon by Charles Story: Repealing ‘Obamacare’

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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Charles Story> Commentary | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Charlotte’s Web gives 40th anniversary thanks

By Lani Richardson Saturday, June 2, “Peace Through Music Day” was proclaimed in honor of the 40th anniversary of Charlotte’s Web.
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: FastPitch competition

By Chris Wachowiak Kryptonite Bar Owner The evening of June 20, I had the opportunity to participate in a FastPitch competition
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Wanda Rohl: A people’s choice for Congress

By Bill Weiss For nearly 20 years, voters in the 16th Congressional District have had little choice but to vote
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June 27, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Editorial: Puritanism and cry me a Kishwaukee

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher Many people, when commenting about the complete alcohol ban at the launch points of Baumann Park
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June 20, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | 5 Comments

Guest Column: Kishwaukee River considerations

By Tom Lindblade Illinois Paddling Council President Editor’s note: These remarks were delivered at the Winnebago County Forest Preserve District Board meeting
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June 20, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Vote: Forest Preserve District must listen

By Georgine Arena Roland Olson Forest Preserve Neighbor Almost six months have passed since the Winnebago County Forest Preserve District (WCFPD) removed
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June 20, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: City of Rockford needs to work with, not against, property owners

By Paul Gorski If government wants to punish us for the actions of others, we should be given the tools to
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June 20, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Sportscore III in Roscoe?

By Sally Wallace, Jackie Russell and Sue Duhigg Hononegah County Estates residents As concerned homeowners/citizens, we want to bring information about the
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June 20, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: No factory farm for McDonough County

By Barbara Ashwood-Gegas Rural Residents for Responsible Agriculture President Southeastern McDonough County residents can breathe freely this week: Shamrock Acres, a
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June 20, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Left Justified: 50 years of Rockford Urban Ministries

By Stanley Campbell When I visited Brazil oh so many years ago, my little group of United Methodists met with
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June 20, 2012 | Also published in Left Justified> Online Exclusives | 1 Comment

Editorial: Kishwaukee booze ban continues Dumb to Dumbest

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher Beside this, you may read two other columns from readers who spend many hours on the
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June 13, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | 4 Comments

Guest Column: Kish alcohol ban: Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the signs?

By Konrad Forman How annoying to those of us who enjoy adult beverages while floating, fishing, canoeing and kayaking on the
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June 13, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Guest Column: Freedoms being denied by alcohol ban at Kish access sites

By Steven H. Larsen Larsen’s Landing Outfitters The possession of alcohol has been banned at certain launch areas in the Winnebago County
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June 13, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Keepin’ it Kleen: Toward a Medicaid model of public education

By Michael Kleen Over the past several years, education reformers (as well as parents) have come to ask fundamental questions
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June 13, 2012 | Also published in Commentary | 6 Comments

Guest Column: Better road, subdivision planning needed to avoid flooding

By Paul Gorski Last week’s Rock River Times article “Rock River fish kill significant from 2009 fatal train wreck” (June 6-12
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June 13, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Left Justified: RUM’s 50th anniversary dinner June 22

By Stanley Campbell I’m inviting the most liberal bishop in Christendom to be our speaker for Rockford Urban Ministries’ (RUM)
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June 13, 2012 | Also published in Left Justified> Online Exclusives | 1 Comment

Guest Column: District 205’s administrative leave procedures — a response to Jane Hayes

By Tim Rollins Rockford Board of Education member, Subdistrict B I would like to respond to Jane Hayes’ guest column of May
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June 6, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 18 Comments

Guest Column: City fails public-private partnership

By Paul Arena Rockford Apartment Association President The Rockford City Council is considering an ordinance for the “Registration of Residential Rental Property.”
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June 6, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Goals for our state legislators

Editor’s note: Although this paper disagrees with Environmental Law & Policy Center’s (ELPC) support of industrial wind in many areas,
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June 6, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

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