Left Justified: Thanks for the work!

By Stanley Campbell Let me put on my official Rockford Urban Ministries (RUM) hat and thank Rockford’s Human Services Department and
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July 27, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | Comments (0)

Guest Column: State Sen. Syverson’s joke is on us

By Will Rose In the recent events regarding state Sen. Dave Syverson’s (R-34) controversial Facebook statement about his daughter dating a
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July 20, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 4 Comments

To Your Health!: Stop the ‘Casino Madness’

By Richard S. Gubbe The slogan for Rockford casino supporters should be “Casino Madness.” The list of who’s in favor of a
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July 20, 2011 | Also published in Commentary | 2 Comments

Left Justified: Illinois Green Party looks at nuclear power

By Stanley Campbell I got invited to talk to the Illinois Green Party this Saturday, July 16, beginning 2 p.m. at
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July 13, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | 4 Comments

Guest Column: Seeing new things: past and present

By Sarah Lyons I went to hear Dr. Omar Ali speak at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in
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July 13, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Pollution problems at Larson Acres dairy

By Tony Ends Illinois Rep. Jim Sacia recently held up in your publication Larson Acres, Inc., which operates a 5,000-cow dairy
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July 13, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: In defense of ‘obey’ in wedding vows

By Norman Bleed I remember well that I almost wrote Register Star columnist Elizabeth Davies a personal letter of commendation upon
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July 13, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Now is the time to let your voice be heard on wind farms

Editor’s note: Joan Null was referred to The Rock River Times by the mayor of Lee, Rich Boris, after he
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July 6, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Speak your mind on industrial wind complexes in northern Illinois

By Frank Schier Editor and Publisher Learn about the other side of wind at: • www.windfallthemovie.com (Note: Windfall is a powerful documentary that
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July 6, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Enforcement of public ordinances needed to stop violators

By Tim Hughes Jackie Gonzalez’s letter in your June 23 issue regarding the trashing of Millennium Fountain reminded me of when
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July 6, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Reflections on life lessons

By State Rep. Jim Sacia No one gets through life without a little adversity. I have the greatest respect for those
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July 6, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Not Executive Order — it’s ‘administrative fiat’

By E.J. Pagel The result is the same. Friday, June 17, the Barack Obama (D) administration issued a memo announcing federal
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July 6, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Left Justified: Without governor’s veto, Illinois will be a gambler’s paradise

By Stanley Campbell I think the governor will go against his promise and sign the gambling bill, unless there is an
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June 29, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Illinois needs a concealed carry law

By Tom Gentry With the passage of concealed carry in Wisconsin, Illinois now stands alone in denying law-abiding citizens the right
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June 29, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Obama still lost in the Afghan desert

By Dan Kenney It is a dark night across the land. No moon tonight, and still no daylight at the end
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June 29, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Australian questions Manzullo’s stance on cigarette packaging in Australia

Editor’s note: Following is the text of an e-mail sent June 21 to The Rock River Times by Tom Betts
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June 29, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Guest Column: Time to allow concealed weapons in public places

By Daniel Robert Smyth While it amazes me still that we have to apply for and receive permission to carry personal
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June 29, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Learn the many dangers of wind turbines

By Rich Boris Village of Lee President (Mayor) This is intended to serve as a form of mutual aid to citizens, farmers
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June 29, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Calling all patriots

By Zachary Baker First and foremost, these are my feelings and opinions. I am not speaking on behalf of the Village
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June 29, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: School bus drivers suffer from abuse by undisciplined kids—part 2

Editor’s Note: Part one of this series appeared in the June 15-21, 2011 issue of The Rock River Times By Bill
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June 22, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 6 Comments

Guest Column: Boone County farmers pressured to sign wind farm contracts

By Concerned Citizens of Boone County Unsigned Boone County Farmers are NOW being pressured to SIGN CONTRACTS with Mainstream Renewable by
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June 22, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Know the facts before you sign!

From Informed Farmer’s Coalition The Money Facts - Wind plants lower property values “At present time, anecdotal data indicates that wind turbines have
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June 22, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Editorial: Windfall—wake-up film on wind

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher Winnebago and Boone counties must fight against industrializing our rural areas with gigantic wind turbines in
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June 15, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | 4 Comments

Guest Column: School bus drivers suffer from abuse by undisciplined kids—part 1

By Bill Lee In May 2011, Rockford earned the distinction of being no. 9 on a “Most Dangerous Cities in America”
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June 15, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 12 Comments

Left Justified: The death penalty as the ultimate mistake

By Stanley Campbell Remember Henry Fonda in the classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller The Wrong Man? The film is based on a
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June 15, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Don’t disconnect poor from phone service

By F.J. Pollak Federal regulators recently announced a move that could deprive millions of low-income Americans of one of modern life’s
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June 15, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: McDonough County CAFO’s ‘strong positive’ fails

By Barbara Ashwood-Gegas Farmer’s Daughter and Member of Rural Residents for Responsible Agriculture Professional Swine Management LLC (PSM) operates large Confined Animal
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June 15, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Left Justified: Here comes the casino!

By Stanley Campbell Unless Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) vetoes the latest legislation allowing five new casinos, Illinois will become a
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June 8, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | 2 Comments

Guest Column: What a Chicago casino means for faith in government

By Doug Dobmeyer Government now under fire from so many sectors remains a necessary part of social life in the world,
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June 8, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Jefferson supports Clean Water legislation

-  Family farm and environmental communities applaud Representative Charles E. Jefferson for his support of clean water legislation By Danielle Diamond Attorney
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June 8, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: CAFOs in the dark

By Loka Ashwood Rural Residents for Responsible Agriculture Something that comes in the dark of the night and thrives in hiding does
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June 8, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: How do we continue to destroy our school district?

By David Stocker There are people whose hearts are broken over Dr. LaVonne M. Sheffield’s departure as superintendent of Rockford Public
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June 1, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 3 Comments

Guest Column: Today’s news confirms what teachers say everywhere I go

By John Gile Author, Editor, Journalist, Publisher Trillions of taxpayer dollars being spent on test-based accountability systems in America’s schools “have shown
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June 1, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Character is everything

By Gregory John Campbell With the revelations of Arnold Schwarzenegger fathering a child with a former housekeeper, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn of
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June 1, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Tax Illinois casinos similar to Canada’s virtual 100 percent rate

By John Warren Kindt Since 1990, the continual proposals for a Chicago casino and more electronic gambling machines/slot machines (EGMs/slots) have
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June 1, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Editorial: Greenies, 2030 Plan fail first test

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher No matter how I hope green things seem to be changing, the more I realize they
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May 25, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | 1 Comment

Left Justified: Another memorable Memorial Day

By Stanley Campbell Memorials to the war dead are too prolific. Not that our guys (and gals) don’t deserve them. Oh
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May 25, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | 2 Comments

Editorial: To bully or be rational?

By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher Note: This paper has a bias in favor of YouthBuild. We donate $7,280 in ads to
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May 18, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | 2 Comments

Left Justified: A blessing for the Rockford Urban Ministries’ Office

By Stanley Campbell I’ve lived and worked on Seventh Street since 1993, and am blessed to have a job I enjoy
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May 18, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Parents, students, taxpayers still paying for Sheffield’s failures

By Doug Clayburg Many, including me, welcomed Dr. LaVonne Sheffield when she arrived in Rockford. In December of 2009, things began
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May 18, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 4 Comments

Guest Column: District 205: In defense of sanity

Editor’s note: The following is in response to the May 4-10 guest column “In defense of LaVonne Sheffield,” by Dyanna
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May 11, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: It’s the parents, it’s the parents, it’s the parents

By Paula Coulahan When Dr. Dennis Thompson was superintendent of the Rockford Public Schools, I was just beginning my teaching career.
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May 11, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Left Justified: Interfaith Film Festival set for May 11-15

By Stanley Campbell Allow me a bit of self-promotion. Really, it isn’t for myself, but for an organization I helped found
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May 11, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Subdivision changes may violate county code, ask to delay vote

By Paul Gorski County zoning staff and the state’s attorney’s office need to review the requested changes to the Cannell subdivision
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May 11, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Illinois needs a concealed carry law

By State Rep. Jim Sacia We are a state of 12,800,000 citizens. We recognize that 48 other states have some
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May 11, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: In defense of LaVonne Sheffield

By Dyanna Chandler She arrived in the city, April 2009, with a lofty peer recommendation, unanimous approval of the governing
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May 4, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 10 Comments

Guest Column: Rebuttal of Chuck Sweeny’s assessment of schools

By Norman Bleed Contrary to Register Star Senior Editor Chuck Sweeny’s April 12 analysis, “Rockford’s school problems” are indeed “about
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May 4, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Rockton Township opposes zoning for Cannell Farms Subdivision

Editor’s note: The following letter, addressed to The Rock River Times’ editor & publisher Frank Schier, is presented as a
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May 4, 2011 | Also published in Commentary | Comments (0)

Left Justified: Spring has sprung, where’s da flowers?

By Stanley Campbell Nothing like the first snow of spring to prove Rockford weather. And we might need a blizzard to
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May 4, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | Comments (0)

Guest Column: District 205: School library is a classroom

By Lori Drummond-Cherniwchan At the March 29 school board meeting, members voted to eliminate all school librarians. Because of the
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April 27, 2011 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)


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