Guest Columns

  • TV or not TV, that is the question

    We were a Nielsen family last week. We received little diaries to fill out, marking when and what we watched on TV for a week. If we recorded a show a ...
    Dec. 4, 2013 - 10:06 pm

  • New pension plan will not solve crisis

    SPRINGFIELD – On Tuesday, the Illinois General Assembly passed a measure they contend will solve the state’s pension crisis.
    Dec. 3, 2013 - 10:03 pm

  • Gov. Quinn has a lot on the line with pension reform deal

    As I write this, the House Speaker, Senate President and the two Republican minority leaders have announced a deal on a long-awaited and much-anticipa ...
    Dec. 2, 2013 - 10:27 pm

  • Republican governors' new target: Washington Republicans

    In the aftermath of the government shutdown, it’s clear many of the nation’s Republican governors are disgusted by the performance of GOP lawmakers in ...
    Nov. 29, 2013 - 9:52 pm

  • 'Knockout' not a 'game' that should be played

    You might have heard about a “game” called “Knockout.” It’s reportedly popular among certain teenagers and consists of punching a random person in an ...
    Nov. 28, 2013 - 9:12 pm