Vol. 31, No. 45
Cat nipped
Activists paint Peoria-based manufacturer as a symbol of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By R. L. Nave
No criminal charges
Police detectives wont be prosecuted, but questions remain
By Dusty Rhodes
CAP CITY
Prairie Houses Gale Myers exhibits in Japan and we have finalists
Rip-and-read and giving credit where none is due
No new evidence
Grand jury investigation of Rhoads murders continues, but Randy Steidl no longer a target
Not childs play
Veteran cop takes over at advocacy center
Crosswired
Springfield is finally taking steps to bring affordable Internet to everyone. It has a long way to go.
By Bruce Rushton
A different memorial day
Tournament and scholarship program established by late golfers family marks 20th year
By Michael Murphy
The long march
Activists plan to walk to Chicago for change
Voice of the people
Weighing in an Obama run for president in 2008
By Rich Miller
Blind mans bluff
Evidence surfaces of political hiring for state civil-service positions
Long-distance burger orders
Theyre even outsourcing jobs at fast-food franchises
By Jim Hightower
Springfields race history haunts City Hall
The city is still fighting, tooth and nail
By Fletcher Farrar
The Ruby Red cocktail
More proof that the rich are truly different and weird
A double standard
Why we need to pay attention to critics such as Ward Churchill
By Rod Helle
The Hype
The alternative in the race for Illinois governor
Letters to the editor
In and around Springfield
Flavor explosion
Preparing grilled asparagus and chocolate-covered strawberries
By Julianne Glatz
Cheapskate steak
Why must we turn to the same cuts of cow every time?
By Kim ODonnel
Curb appeal
Tips for planning a great-looking front yard
By Jennifer Fishburn
When Chatham girls go wild
Parents object to heavy-handed school administrators
Conserve water
How could there ever be a water scarcity?
Breaking up is hard to do
They arent just from different planets theyre from different galaxies
By Chuck Koplinski
American Life in Poetry
Edited by Ted Kooser
Jacqueline Jackson
poolpoem #4
By Jacqueline Jackson
kidquotepoem #1
Vinyl Static
Mr. Lif declared war on the government long ago before it became fashionable
By Marissa Monson
All in the family
Feathers can crash at my pad whenever they like
By René Spencer Saller
Red Dirt in central Illinois
The Randy Rogers Band heads up the show at Mechanicsburg on Saturday
By Tom Irwin
Fixing squeaky floors
If you can get underneath, you have an advantage
By Gene Austin
Belly Laffs V
@ Laguna Brava Mexican Restaurant
Sat., March 30, 8 p.m.
My curriculum not the reason kids can’t read
By Lucy Calkins
Home alone
By George Pawlaczyk
Photographing history
By Dean Olsen
John Mellencamp more than rocks