Editor's File
State's attorney is mum on charges
On Tuesday morning, police were kept busy for about an hour and a half breaking up a series of fights through north and north central Jacksonville. Seven people were arrested; two people were injured.While listening to the scanner (a newsroom necessity...
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Laudable idealism or willful aversion to reality?
We are an illogical species, and our laws and presidential campaigns reflect that....
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Those sneaky lawyer tricks
The City of Beardstown is aiming to take the business, car and home of Juan M. Reyes, who was arrested for allegedly selling drugs out of his Zone Bar....
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My own post-conventions crabbiness
Whew, what a week....
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Book decision pits two public goods against each other
The Beardstown School Board has a difficult decision to make. As Katie Anderson reported Thursday, a parent in the district wants the school library to pull from its shelves the book “Nineteen Minutes.”...
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Fall into your new self this time of year
School is ramping up again. The kids are excited, and maybe that lends some energy to the air, but I imagine it’s just as much a tug from years gone by....
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Let's shed a little light on the council renovation
The City Council decided to spend about $90,000 to renovate the Council Chambers and, in the process, carve out more space for the Community Development and Inspections Department, whose staff has nearly tripled.The renovation will mostly be paid for...
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Were prisoners just waiting for the porn?
When we got the tip that a snafu let prisoners at the Jacksonville prison watch pay-per-view porn, it seemed like a setup to a joke....
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Is District 117 finally ready to meet the test?
Jacksonville District 117 was embarrassed last week. A panel of business and industry representatives told the board that the district’s students are ill-prepared for the workforce, and the district’s test scores are a hindrance to attracting...
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Would better pay mean better lawmakers?
The governor and legislature got justifiably lambasted earlier this year for finagling a raise for themselves. Their machinations to assure a pay raise are, of course, easy targets. So are the lawmakers. The problem was the way in which they did it; sneaking...
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