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Trying Another Comebacknew
Developers are investing billions in downtown St. Louis -- will the loft boom last?
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
06-05-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Corruption Comes in Many Colorsnew
In the wake of the George Ryan verdict, it's worth revisiting Adlai Stevenson's take on public morality and patriotism.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
04-24-2006 |
Commentary
Buy a Bullnew
What can the 38th Annual Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale teach women about picking the right daddy for their babies?
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
03-17-2006 |
Commentary
Cartoons and Culture Clashnew
The editors of the University of Illinois' newspaper, who were suspended for running the controversial Muhammad cartoons, defend themselves.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
03-03-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Was the War Really Necessary?new
A best-selling history of the Revolutionary War makes a reader wonder if that first war could have been avoided and whether its ultimate success, and the consequent linking of violence with freedom, led to the war in Iraq.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
10-21-2005 |
Nonfiction
What We Need from Jim Edgarnew
Illinois Republicans hope to recruit former
governor Jim Edgar as a candidate, but he shouldn’t bother running unless he's willing to be more than a caretaker this time.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
08-26-2005 |
Commentary
Finding Hope in Summer Readingnew
Reading about cities reveals the good that is in them, and shows how they solve their problems through the leadership of those who decide what personal role to play.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
08-17-2005 |
Commentary
You Can't 'Nuke' Global Warmingnew
New studies add evidence that nuclear power
causes more problems than it solves. One of them is the health risks caused by even low-level doses of radiation.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
07-15-2005 |
Commentary
Torturous Truthnew
Senator Richard Durbin was not misunderstood. It wasn't the Nazi reference that got him in trouble -- it was telling the truth.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
07-11-2005 |
Commentary
Why Is Illinois So Stingy to Its Oldsters?new
Medicaid reimbursements to Illinois nursing homes rank 47th in the nation. Nonprofit nursing homes are especially hard hit -- and they’re protesting the governor’s refusal to address this problem.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
04-22-2005 |
Commentary
Time to Speak Out Against Nuclear Powernew
People concerned about a safe environment and a sane energy future should speak in opposition to the construction of a second nuclear power plant in Clinton, Ill.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
04-15-2005 |
Commentary
Storytelling 'From the Ground Up'new
The unpretentious Midwest, as a region of calm between the noisy, status-seeking coasts, may be the best place for a writer who wants to explore large themes such as poverty and race through quiet stories of real people.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
03-28-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alex Kotlowitz
On Abortion, a New Search for Common Groundnew
Thanks to Sen. Hillary Clinton for her recent attempt to reopen and reframe the abortion discussion. Everyone, she said, want to reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies, promote adoption, and, in general, to reduce the number of abortions.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
02-28-2005 |
Commentary
When Will Barack Obama Find His Voice on Iraq?new
The new senator from Illinois was an early opponent of the war, but now his silence is showing.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
01-28-2005 |
Commentary
Southern Illinois Wilderness Needs Federal Protectionnew
Three areas of the Shawnee National Forest have been passed over for protection by the U.S. Forest Service so many times that it makes the president of Illinois Times wonder whether somebody wants two-by-fours out of these trees or a new playground for four-wheelers.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
10-08-2004 |
Commentary
