Last May, several Illinois House Democrats complained bitterly that their mass transit negotiators were ignored and even shut out by the Senate Democratic mass transit negotiators. The House members had a point. The Senate passed a bill which was an almost purely Senate Democratic creation. They literally gave the House a “take it or leave […]
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Springfield bus routes undergo major changes
Margaret Wood knows when her disabled 47-year-old son, Gary, is supposed to be home from work. Gary rides the same bus to work every day, so when he didn’t come home one evening, Margaret Wood became concerned. “I was out looking for him (Gary) when he didn’t come home in time,” Wood said, recalling how […]
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Letters to the Editor 10/22/09
BEST STRIP “The idea of Obama,” in This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow [IT, Oct. 15] is not only the best strip of the year, it’s also the best political commentary of the year as well! I catch heat on Facebook, Myspace Blog, etc., because people still believe the idea of Obama and the actual Obama […]
