Guest Opinion | Thursday, December 13,2012

Nullify the drug war

Thomas Jefferson said a revolution every 20 years would be a good thing. Regardless of what one thinks of that, perhaps a little constitutional crisis every now and then would have its benefits.One su

Guest Opinion | Thursday, December 6,2012

Organizations at fault when pedophiles play

By Dr. Scott Crawford

Although I am a Brit, I have lived very nearly half of my life in the United Sates. Having links to both sides of “The Pond” it is often a joy to see controversial issues and how they are

Guest Opinion | Thursday, November 29,2012

We need to focus on jobs

By Nick Capo

In the United States, citizens who believe that they live in the reality-based community are happy about the recent election results, even though the pulverized wreckage of this nation’s politic

Guest Opinion | Wednesday, November 21,2012

Death penalty’s dying days

By Bill Clutter

I sat back and watched the debate that unfolded in the Illinois House Judiciary Committee. Prosecutors from across the state each spoke and put their best arguments forward as to why lawmakers should

Guest Opinion | Thursday, November 8,2012

Civil discourse and the clash of ideas

By Lee H. Hamilton

The election of 2012 has called attention to how difficult it is for Americans to talk reasonably with one another about public policy challenges. Our civic dialogue – how we sort through issues

Guest Opinion | Thursday, November 1,2012

Better choices than Obama vs. Romney

By UIS Radical Student Union

There are countless news stories and discussions about the idiosyncrasies that differentiate President Obama and Gov. Romney. Maybe it’s just the UIS Radical Student Union that’s confused

Guest Opinion | Thursday, October 25,2012

Young women, grab the power. Vote.

By Carli Alvarado and Erika Solberg

As a college sophomore and college professor, we often talk with young women about national politics. Too frequently, we hear them say that politics is too intimidating and complex to understand or to

Guest Opinion | Thursday, October 18,2012

Unlucky Article XIII cheats voters

By John Kindt

The constitutional amendment to Article XIII on the November ballot is cleverly drafted to concentrate more monetary power in the same Springfield legislative leaders who have de facto bankrupted the

Guest Opinion | Thursday, October 11,2012

For state pensions, use a scalpel not an ax

By Scott Stahlman

Does it make sense to slash public pensions of the lowest paid, or to cut excessive pensions at the top? If the top 70 university, legislative and judicial pensions are fatter than the state employees

Guest Opinion | Thursday, October 4,2012

Springfield will thrive without residency rule

By Joshua Witkowski

On Nov. 6, the voters in the corporate boundaries of Springfield will have an opportunity to vote on a residency referendum. The choice before them is clear. Do we continue to grow Springfield by usin