Vol. 32, No. 18
Only the beginning
Campaign season is far from over
By R. L. Nave
Lend a hand
Springfield area nonprofits share their holiday wish lists
In the path of progress
Extension of MacArthur clouds future of popular Interurban Trail
Rebels in the newsroom
Newspapers can’t cut themselves into the future
By Jim Hightower
Coal miners: “Please save our lives.”
The 2006 echo of the Centralia and West Frankfort mine disasters
By Fletcher Farrar
Revenge of the nurses
Our patient discovers something worse than illness
By Doug Bybee
Letters to the Editor
In and around Springfield
Books for kid cooks
The recipes in these three favorites aren’t just for kids
By Julianne Glatz
Spiff up your spuds
Meet the causa, a popular Peruvian appetizer
By Kim O’Donnel
Dr. Gonzo comes home
A former king of comedy finds a new way to make people happy
By Lawrence Crossett
Gardening book gifts
Who can refuse a good book about plants?
By Jennifer Fishburn
It's not easy being queen
Helen Mirren makes Elizabeth II seem human
By Chuck Koplinski
Rest in peace, Robert Altman
Director’s passing one of the cinema’s great losses
By Marc Sigoloff
The Great Communicator
Lincoln wrote to shape and save a nation
By Roland Klose
Best books of '06
Give your favorite reader a page-turner for the holidays
By Cinda Klickna
The write stuff
Local woman wins national fiction, poetry competitions
By Amy Spies Karhliker
A less-than-spirited return for Jay-Z
Rapper’s new Kingdom Come doesn't feel like a comeback
By Marissa Monson
A comparitive study of visiting bands
It’s Saturday night with the Stone Cats and Rex Hobart & the Misery Boys
By Tom Irwin
Choosing the best air cleaner
Don’t rely on price as an indication of effectiveness
By James Dulley
Big Love - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
@ Danenberger Family Vineyards
Sat., April 20, 8 p.m.
Man arrested by FBI owns property with an Illinois state trooper
By Dean Olsen
Lights out for Olde Towne Apartments
By Scott Reeder
Helping the Homeless. My journey and my blessing.
By Julie L Benson
Additional raids on Asian massage parlors
