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  • Too soon to retire

    O'Fallon High School Principal Steve Dirnbeck says it's time for younger blood at the high school, but really he's being too modest.

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  • Any excuse for spending

    We understand cities spending tax dollars to fix up blighted areas. We're resigned to the fact that they will open up the taxpayers' wallet to attract economic development.

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  • Tax increases have their limits

    Property owners in St. Clair County know that taxes will go up, but do they have to go up so much?

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  • Raise standards at DCFS

    In the United States, people accused of criminal wrongdoing are considered innocent until proven guilty. But in Illinois, people accused of child abuse by the Department of Children and Family Services are guilty until proven innocent.

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  • Campaign reform in play

    After years of languishing in the Illinois legislature, a campaign finance law that would limit pay-to-play politics is moving rapidly.

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DIGEST

  • No to pay raises

    "I need a pay raise. I need a pay raise." That was Senate President Emil Jones' reaction last week when reporters asked him about the raised recommended for lawmakers and other state officials.

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  • This delay is worth the wait

    After years of being saddled with the Collinsville Holiday Inn loan, Illinois taxpayers can't wait to get the hotel sold and off the books. Still, the public can be encouraged by the latest delay.

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  • The people denied a vote

    The people of Illinois won't get to vote this year on whether they want a system to recall the governor and other elected officials. State senators decided the question for them on Thursday when they refused to put the proposal on the November ballot.

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Obama and the press

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  • Glenn McCoy: E-mail: glenn@glennmccoy.com

Letters

  • Letters 5/9

    Inspired to vote: In 2004, I got the opportunity to meet Sen. Barack Obama in a visit to Waterloo in his campaign for U.S. Senate. It was so very special I took my sons out of school to hear him speak.

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Limericks from our readers

There once was a girl from Nantucket ... well, never mind about that. But it is time for our second annual politics and public limerick contest. The contest started on Groundhog Day and runs until April Fools' Day.

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