Proud to be a local artist To the editor: Your recent story by staff writer Pete Sherman on our movie-in-production, “It Came From the Slurry Pond” [“Hollywood or Bust,” July 17], was outstanding. Yet I wanted to point out a flaw in the characterization of my own life as a local artist, movie producer, and […]
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Your Turn … 7-10-03
“An opportunity for real change” Dear Editor: I was disappointed by the angle chosen in the article “PR to the rescue: District 186’s plan to rebuild credibility” [June 26]. Headlines such as “District 186 reaches out to community” or “Public engagement: A new start for school district 186” would have better described the intent behind […]
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Playing hardball
After months of publicly jabbing the General Assembly for its hidebound ways, Governor Rod Blagojevich is now aiming at his fellow constitutional officers, including his most likely re-election rival. Four weeks after the final state budget passed–and just one day before the new fiscal year was set to begin–the governor summoned all statewide elected officials–the […]
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Your Turn . . . 7-3-03
Acting locally To the editor: Peter Sherman’s recent article [“PR to the rescue,” June 26] revealed several reasons why District 186 has credibility issues beyond selling referendums to its constituents. First, the district hired an out-of-market PR firm without sending out a Request for Proposals to local PR companies with employees that pay taxes to […]
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Bye, George!
In the summer of 1997, Illinois Times published “Curious George,” a feature about George Ryan when he was running for governor. The feature detailed Ryan’s political past and lined it up with what he was proposing to do as governor. We predicted that Ryan would certainly make good on some of his numerous promises as […]
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Your Turn. . . 1-09-03
Stomp a Success Dear Illinois Times and Dusty Rhodes: Thank you for initially bringing the Duke Tumatoe story to light and for your continued interest in the events surrounding that story. Your coverage of my fund-raiser was the deciding factor in the success of this project. During the course of the evening my belief was […]
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Your Turn. . . 6-26-03
Showing God’s will in this moment of “darkness” To the editor, I read your profile of Stephen Brady [“Defender of the Faith” June 19], the Petersburg businessman who has become the world’s most effective force in removing sexual predators from the Catholic clergy, on the same day that the Catholic Bishops of the United States […]
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Your Turn. . . 1-16-03
Support your local cinema To the editor, I was a bit surprised to see that Illinois Times “Night & Day: What’s Happening In The Capital City” section [January 9] was encouraging your readers to drive to Bloomington-Normal to see the movie Frida, a film that is scheduled to open at the White Oaks in Springfield […]
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Your Turn. . . 1-23-03
Don’t count us in Dear Editor: I write to correct inaccurate information found in a letter to the editor in the January 16 edition of the Illinois Times. The letter incorrectly states that Sojourn plans to participate in a march in connection with a group called the Illinois Citizens Against Abuse & Brutality. Sojourn is […]
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Your Turn. . . 6-19-03
Congratulations Illinois Times contributor Jack Clark–author of our original detective serial, The Highway Side–has been named a 2003 Shamus Award finalist for his first Nick Acropolis novel, Westerfield’s Chain (St. Martin’s Press). The Private Eye Writers of America has been awarding the Shamus to detective novelists for the last 22 years. Past recipients include Ross […]
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Read his lips
By now, you’ve heard that Governor Rod Blagojevich was so surprised about the state’s budget deficit that he is considering raising taxes. He claims the deficit is $4.8 billion–at least a billion higher than he’d expected–and not the kind of hole he can just cut his way out of. If he really didn’t know the […]
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“The Last Great Radio Show”
You might not remember it–the show last aired more than 25 years ago–but for those who do recall Monitor the memories are vivid. Depending on the listeners, they’ll cite the celebrity hosts, the improvised comedy sketches, or the nonstop flow of news, sports, and music. Most recall the theme–a series of beeps and tones known […]
