Guest Opinion | Thursday, October 4,2012

Springfield will thrive without residency rule

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

Guest Opinion | Thursday, September 27,2012

City needs a residency requirement

By Sheila Stocks-Smith

Signs of an approaching election season are unmistakable as candidate signs clutter our view, TV ads inundate the airwaves and political party conventions monopolize the news. This upcoming Nov. 6 ele

Guest Opinion | Thursday, September 20,2012

10th Street is the solution for a transit center

By Lou Dixon and Jeff Wilday

In last week’s Guestwork, environmentalist Will Reynolds argued that Third Street would be a better location for a multimodal transit center than 10th Street [see “Third Street better for

Guest Opinion | Thursday, September 13,2012

Third Street better for transit center

By Will Reynolds

Springfield’s consideration of high speed rail has focused on how freight rail interrupts auto traffic, with little discussion of the best location for a combined passenger rail and multimodal t

Guest Opinion | Thursday, September 6,2012

End tax cuts for richest 2 percent like me

By Joel Kanter

Congress faces an important decision about which tax cuts to extend. A few weeks ago, the Senate passed President Obama’s proposal to extend the Bush and Obama tax cuts for every American on the

Guest Opinion | Thursday, August 30,2012

How radical is Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan?

UIUC prof explains the issues

By Richard L. Kaplan

Vice-presidential hopeful Paul Ryan’s controversial “Roadmap for America’s Future” included plans to transform Medicare from a program that directly paid the medical bills of s

Guest Opinion | Thursday, August 23,2012

Open the ballot to third-party candidates

By Bill Clutter

The very foundation of American democracy is the right of citizens to circulate petitions to appear on the ballot as candidates for public office. But just getting on the ballot as a candidate is a hi

Guest Opinion | Thursday, August 16,2012

Both Obama and Romney are reckless on Iran

By Sheldon Richman

You will strain your eyes looking for a significant difference between President Obama’s and Mitt Romney’s positions on Iran and the prospects of an Israeli attack on the Islamic republic.

Guest Opinion | Thursday, August 9,2012

Learning on empty

The plight of homeless students in America

By Daniel Ward

For the first time, the U.S. Department of Education has reported that the number of homeless students in America has topped one million while another new report estimates that 23 percent of children

Guest Opinion | Thursday, August 2,2012

The power of 37 words

Title IX pioneers carried the Olympic torch

By Erika Solberg

It takes a lot to make Olympians like Candace Parker, Jordyn Wieber and Lolo Jones: talent, dedication, effective coaches, a bit of luck. But for female athletes representing the United States in Lond