AltWeeklies Wire
Obama Will Likely Be Our Next Lincolnnew
Ultimately I think that Barack Obama will be considered one of the great presidents. He has the intellectual ability to see what the problems are and what might be done about them. That’s a big start, compared to the last president. There’s a problem, however.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
02-22-2010 |
Commentary
It's Time to Reread Gore Vidal's Enduring Lincolnnew
A reappraisal of Gore Vidal's 1984 novel about the 16th president, in his bicentennial year.
Girls Gone Wildnew
Shrinking violets, step aside: the Red Hat ladies have arrived.
Illinois Times |
Celeste Huttes |
11-23-2005 |
Culture
Wanted: More Dead Presidentsnew

Hopes were high when some of the biggest names in Illinois formed the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Foundation in Springfield, but it's now clear they have fallen far short of their financial goals. Richard Norton Smith hopes to play catch-up.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
11-23-2005 |
Economy
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