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Guest Column: Ombudsman rep responds: An open letter to the citizens of Rockford

Editor’s note: The following open letter was submitted on behalf of the author by Rockford Public School District 205 Executive
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March 14, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Action must match rhetoric to achieve education goals

By Brent Clark, Ph. D. Executive Director of the Illinois Association of School Administrators “Education is the key to economic empowerment. It’s
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March 14, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Ag-gag bill H.B. 5143 tabled

By Danielle Diamond and Karen Hudson Illinois Citizens for Clean Air & Water Newsletter Illinois legislators should be commended for tabling H.B.
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March 14, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Left Justified: Improving poor neighborhoods

By Stanley Campbell When somebody doesn’t like their neighbor, they can up and leave, not only because this is a free
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March 14, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Many oppose outsourcing at Roosevelt, Page Park schools

Editor’s note: The Rock River Times (TRRT) has received a number of e-mails opposing Rockford Public School District 205’s proposed
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March 7, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 4 Comments

Guest Column: Machesney voters should reject sales tax extension

By Michael Kleen March 20, voters in the Village of Machesney Park will have the option of renewing a 1 percent
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March 7, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 7 Comments

Guest Column: Deer management in county great for eco-tourism

By Chad Miller Our community leaders, and especially forest preserve officials, have been trying to utilize our preserves as tourism
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March 7, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Who is really running?

By Nichole Larison Sammon Fox Ridge Subdivision Resident In these election times, when big money has the ability to buy much of
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March 7, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Left Justified: Election time blues

By Stanley Campbell As the director of a nonprofit organization, I can’t make political endorsements of any candidates, which is too
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March 7, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | Comments (0)

Guest Column: County board members tell half-truths

By Nichole Larison Sammon Fox Ridge Subdivision It is election time again, and the rhetoric is in full force. Incumbents work hard
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February 29, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 3 Comments

Guest Column: Rockford Public Schools: Whom would you trust?

By Jane Hayes Trust! The Rockford School District asks us to trust their decisions to do better for our at-risk students
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February 29, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 14 Comments

Guest Column: Ombudsman program fails to meet the needs of students

By Jennifer Macek My name is Jennifer Macek. I grew up in Rockford, I attended the Rockford Public Schools, and I
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February 29, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: How to fight Google’s March 1 attack on your privacy

By John Gile Author, Editor, Journalist, Publisher www.CityDesk.us Ethically challenged Google executives are initiating privacy changes effective at midnight, Wednesday, Feb. 29,
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February 29, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Left Justified: Congressman Manzullo is a liberal

By Stanley Campbell Don Manzullo is running against a conservative whippersnapper in his first primary challenge. Don has been representing Illinois’
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February 29, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | 3 Comments

Guest Column: RAVE’s contract demand could be death knell for On the Waterfront

By Bruce Hammond The Feb. 14 edition of the Rockford Register Star contained a story titled “RAVE seeks contract
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February 22, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 6 Comments

Guest Column: The other side of the Joint Task Force — what is publicly available

By Nichole Larison Sammon Fox Ridge Subdivision resident In June 2010, Winnebago County Board Chairman Scott Christiansen (R) and Rockford Mayor Larry
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February 22, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Outsourcing Roosevelt: Abandoning its staff and students

By Jane Hayes Under Dennis Thompson’s superintendency of the Rockford Public Schools, our custodial staff of nearly 200 was outsourced in
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February 22, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Open letter to the mayor, library board trustees and Mr. Novak

By Andrew Strong Editor’s note: The writer asked us to include the following introduction to his column: “Last Saturday {Feb.
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February 22, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Left Justified: Give up war for Lent

By Stanley Campbell The United States loves war. If the dictum “Wheresoever your treasure lies, there is your heart” is true,
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February 22, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Camp Fuller marker is in the wrong place; new marker needed

By Tim Hughes With the Civil War sesquicentennial upon us, more people will likely visit the stone marker at the
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February 22, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Lack of communication didn’t cut down trees

By Brian Jenkins Leggero While a lack of communication did not cut down trees at area forest preserves, a lack of
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February 15, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Forest preserves: Balance between trees, tallgrass sound

By Tyler Kerr As the Good Book says, there is a time to kill and a time to heal. Unfortunately for
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February 15, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 4 Comments

Guest Column: Time for authentic leadership in Winnebago County

By Nichole Larison Sammon Fox Ridge Subdivision resident Effective leadership is not about making speeches or getting your picture in the paper;
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February 15, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Local politicians vote against capping property taxes

By Mona Marcinkowski and Kathy Johnson We don’t always agree with Rockford Register Star columnist Ted Biondo, but this time, we
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February 15, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: County should reduce temperature inside its buildings

Editor’s note: The following guest column is written by Contributing Writer Paula Hendrickson, who writes the “Tube Talk” column for
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February 15, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: AT&T coming layoffs, & bad service — why?

By Peter Taluc Sunday, Jan. 22, at around 2 p.m., my phone line suddenly went dead. No dial tone. I
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February 15, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Editorial: District 205 credibility gap remains

By Brandon Reid Assistant Editor A new superintendent, a new communications officer, a new slate of school board members and a
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February 8, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | 12 Comments

Guest Column: Forest Preserve harvesting native endangered trees

By Travis Castrey Our Winnebago County forest Preserve district (WCFPD) has fallen victim to prairie mania. Under the guise of restoring
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February 8, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Guest Column: Why four said ‘No’ to local GOP

By Tom Seymour When is an endorsement not an endorsement? When it is a “rating.” But to four Republican County Board
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February 8, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Response to Dan Kenney on Rep. Manzullo

By James C. Davis In response to Dan Kenney’s letter to the editor in The Rock River Times from the
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February 8, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 3 Comments

Left Justified: Returned Peace Corps posters at JustGoods

By Stanley Campbell Most of you have heard of the Peace Corps and know I am a big fan. I’d like
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February 8, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Winnebago County Board vs. our First Amendment right

By Nichole Larison Sammon Fox Ridge Subdivison Resident The First Amendment to the United States Constitution, a part of the Bill of
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February 1, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Guest Column: Forest preserve clear-cut: Restoring by destroying?

• Citizen asks for preserving the forest movement in response to Winnebago County Forest Preserve District clear-cutting in three forest
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February 1, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Biondo’s misconceptions on the purpose of the library

By Andrew Strong I was a children’s librarian at Rockford Public Library in the early ’90s, during which time I
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February 1, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 5 Comments

Editorial: Ron Paul speaks out, wants to repeal part of Defense Authorization Act

By Richard S. Gubbe Contributing Writer Republican presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, has decided to not let sleeping dogs lie
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February 1, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | 4 Comments

Guest Column: Forest preserve clear-cut: Deal with it!

• Or, ‘Waiting for Arbor Day, not Godot’ Editor’s note: The following is the text of remarks made by Paul Arena
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January 25, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Left Justified: Candidates forum Jan. 31 at Unitarian Universalist Church

By Stanley Campbell It’s not too often we get to look a candidate in the face and ask them a question.
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January 25, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Left Justified | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Closing juvenile prison facilities can help reduce costs

By Elizabeth Clarke Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan to close some state facilities to address budget shortfalls will put pressure
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January 25, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Guest Column: Grasping the big picture

• ‘Big Wind’ controversy continues in surrounding counties By Bob Logan Franklin Grove Resident The Lee County Zoning Board of Appeals met Friday
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January 25, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Editorial: Forest Preserve District ignores questions about clear-cutting

• Rationalizing a tree massacre By Frank Schier Editor & Publisher In light of the controversy over the clear-cutting in various Winnebago County
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January 18, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Editorials | 8 Comments

Guest Column: Public input needed on Rockford Public Library decisions

By Amy Orvis Curled in the lap of the library; surrounded by shelf upon shelf of information, cultural explorations, adventure and
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January 18, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 3 Comments

Guest Column: Books should be the focus of the library

By Kara Anderson I am a mother of two young children, and we visit the Rockford Public Library at least
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January 18, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Libraries walk fine line balancing e-book investments

By Emily Klonicki “Loaning e-books is like playing with some other kid’s ball on the playground. There is always a risk
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January 18, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Guest Column: TRUST and promises kept …

By Mona Marcinkowski Fox Ridge Subdivision Resident You “assume” as a citizen that the individuals you elect are, in fact, fulfilling their
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January 18, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Guest Column: Issuance of pardons is a very public matter

Editor’s note: The following guest column was submitted by the Illinois Press Association (IPA) to show the important role the
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January 18, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: The 17th Congressional District’s best candidate

By Richard Montgomery In response to many articles about 2012 Democratic candidates for the Illinois 17th Congressional District, let me say
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January 18, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 1 Comment

Guest Column: Cutting of mature pines in Roland Olson Forest Preserve destructive

By Gloria J. Maloney When my husband and I were looking for a site on which to build a house seven
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January 11, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 9 Comments

Guest Column: Change of address for Joe Sosnowski

By Jeffrey William Sammon Fox Ridge Subdivision resident At the risk of resurrecting another “dead horse,” I have some last comments on
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January 11, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | 2 Comments

Tribute: Pete MacKay: Remembered for love of family and friends, and service to community

Editor’s note: Long-time Winnebago County Board member Pete MacKay passed away Dec. 13, 2011, at the age of 78. Following
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January 11, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

Guest Column: The deal for the Vermilion

By Tom Lindblade Illinois Paddling Council In Illinois, on most of our rivers and streams, it is legal for a landowner who
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January 11, 2012 | Also published in Commentary> Guest Column | Comments (0)

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