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Cutting class
The number of students does matter, but its not the only variable that affects educational performance
By IT PICKS
Tags: News, News
Neighsayers
Horse lovers tell Illinois lawmakers: Stop turning Mr. Ed into Mr. Edible
Tags: News, Feature
We are women, hear us sing
Tags: Music Features, Music
Water world
Environmentalists quietly work to restore two lakes killed off in the 1920s
Trouble man
Jerry Wiley, by many accounts, was an intelligent and capable state employee. So why was he fired?
Making the grade
UIS embraces anti-sweatshop code for its merchandise suppliers
A defining moment
The school board finally takes a stand
Arts week offers something for everyone
The med districts road show
Springfield officials head to Chicagos medical district looking for inspirationand return still wondering where to begin.
Quick takes
Springfield news at a glance
Rebuilding the Road
David Knudson is a man with a mission
Money, money, money
District 186s first public meeting is dedicated to an unsurprising subject
Best of Springfield, part two
Best of Springfield winners, part one
Remembering Evan James
Memorial Day was always special for Donna James and her family. It was her son Evan's birthday. Now the date carries a miserable irony.
Lost lives
Illinois soldiers who died in Iraq
Scare tactics
Petersburgs fright factory
Moefields patch
Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere
The fall of public housing
New priorities in Washington put the squeeze on the SHA
Capital improvements
Whatever happened to "Scenic Springfield"?
FIRED
When the Illinois State Lottery was split from the Department of Revenue nearly 20 years ago, officials said the new agency had to be run more like a business. So why is Revenue now reclaiming Lotto?
Roadblocks
The citys uphill battle with developers over sharing infrastructure costs
Checking you out
The Patriot Act . . . Now at your local library
The governors most dangerous game
Lights! Camera! Confess!
Taped confessions actually help prosecutors
Sunshine 66 Hotel Music Festival
@ Route 66 Hotel and Conference Center
Fri., March 29, 5 p.m.-3 a.m. and Sat., March 30, 12 p.m.-3 a.m.
Photographing history
By Dean Olsen
Home alone
By George Pawlaczyk
My curriculum not the reason kids can’t read
By Lucy Calkins
John Mellencamp more than rocks
By Tom Irwin