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State Ethics Training Violates Professor's Ethicsnew

After failing the state's new ethics test, an Illinois State University professor declares himself an "ethics outlaw."
Illinois Times  |  John K. Wilson  |  01-10-2005  |  Commentary

Creator of Anti-Kerry Documentary Had Troubled Careernew

Sinclair Broadcast Group is ordering its 62 stations to air an anti-John Kerry documentary next week. The producer, Carlton Sherwood, created another controversial report 20 years ago that resulted in his TV station issuing a retraction.
Illinois Times  |  John K. Wilson  |  10-15-2004  |  Media

Keyes to Victory? The Illinois GOP Banks on Blusternew

Illinois Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Maryland export Alan Keyes, has a history of failed campaigns based on extreme right-wing rhetoric -- but he's somehow managed to escape intense media scrutiny.
Illinois Times  |  John K. Wilson  |  08-12-2004  |  Politics

Movie Theater Chains Split on Whether to Show Moore's Filmnew

Two movie chains based in Springfield, Ill., and owned by members of the same family made conflicting decisions about exhibiting Fahrenheit 9/11. GKC Theatres banned the film in 28 of its 29 theatres, but Kerasotes Theatres showed it.
Illinois Times  |  John K. Wilson  |  07-22-2004  |  Movies

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