Guest Opinion | Thursday, May 20,2010

Profiles in Courage against wrongful conviction

A special event will take place in Springfield on Monday, May 24, when exoneree Rolando Cruz comes to Springfield to recognize those who helped free him almost 15 years ago.In 1983, 10-year-old Jeanin

Guest Opinion | Thursday, May 13,2010

Golden anniversary of the pill

Still, many women don’t have access

By Carole R. Brite

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the approval of the birth control pill by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1960. As even golden anniversaries go, this is a big one. The pill, which wa

Guest Opinion | Thursday, May 6,2010

How to gut renewable energy

By David A. Kraft

For the third consecutive legislative session, myopic legislators have introduced illogical, almost surreal rationalizations for why they should repeal one state law that has successfully protected Il

Guest Opinion | Thursday, April 29,2010

Don’t be duped by nuclear power

By Denis Hayes

Nuclear power has never lived up to the promises of its backers. Their latest claim — that nuclear energy represents an easy answer to global warming — has as much validity as that old ind

Guest Opinion | Thursday, April 22,2010

Will Illinois ignite a biotech boom?

By David Miller

In early May, nearly 20,000 biotechnology industry leaders from around the globe will gather in Chicago to discuss the future of the life sciences sector. The issues addressed at this year’s BIO

Guest Opinion | Thursday, April 15,2010

Revoke city’s library card

By Kris Theilen

Libraries are an important part of our society. They provide a variety of choices in books, music, movies, audio-books and research tomes as well as public Internet, children’s reading programs,

Guest Opinion | Thursday, April 8,2010

Eat out for a good cause

Share-A-Meal on April 13 supports local charities

By Ann Ford

We would like to make an offer to our friends and neighbors in Springfield that we hope they can’t refuse.Would you rather attend a stuffy fundraising dinner with a group of people you don’

Guest Opinion | Thursday, April 1,2010

Springfield, learn from Detroit

By Rep. Jim Watson

Over the last decade Illinois has experienced remarkable growth; unfortunately it is not the type of growth that promotes prosperity: General Revenue Fund spending has grown by $10 billion, the state&

Guest Opinion | Thursday, March 18,2010

Standing up against sprawl

By Gail Simpson

In 1979 Springfield looked a lot different than it does today, a sleepy town that many agreed was a great place to raise a family. Outsiders referred to the city jokingly as “Springpatch”

Guest Opinion | Thursday, March 4,2010

Reaching the summit on health reform

By Janet Trautwein

President Obama recently convened lawmakers from both parties at the White House for a summit on health reform. Although the attendees failed to strike a grand compromise, Democratic congressional lea