Vol. 32, No. 34
Red all over
The SJ-Rs new owner has been gobbling up small papers and piling on debt
By R. L. Nave
Davlin vs. Strom
A weekly look at where Springfields two leading mayoral candidates stand or dont stand on the issues
Measuring up
As District 186 hunts for its next superintendent, how open can the process be?
Durbin acts to aid Darfur
Senator introduces bill affirming states rights to divest
Thats all she wrote
A tribute to Molly Ivins, the Red Rose of Texas
By Hal Crowther
Push-back
Ranking House Democrat urges governor to go slow
By Rich Miller
Dan Walker tells his story
Memoir recalls an exciting yet disappointing chapter in Illinois politics
By Fletcher Farrar
Letters to the Editor
If you knew sushi
Heres how to whip up chirashi-zushi
By Julianne Glatz
The lentils no has-been
Get to know this Stone Age food, Syrian-style
By Kim ODonnel
Killer classics
Grim genre, beginning with M, includes classics to die for
By Marc Sigoloff
Family road rage
A long trip can bring out the worst in anyone
Another stinker ahead
Premonition becomes the latest awful film starring Sandra Bullock
By Chuck Koplinski
A political ax to grind
Shooter isnt a typical action flick
People's poetry
Jacqueline Jackson presents
By Jacqueline Jackson
No Drew leftover
Remnant from trailblazing band hits Springfield on Saturday
By Tom Irwin
In the key of heartbreak
Tarnation! Now its time for Paula Frazer
By René Spencer Saller
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
John Mellencamp more than rocks
My curriculum not the reason kids can’t read
By Lucy Calkins
Home alone
By George Pawlaczyk