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Which came first: the chicken or the salmonella? Print E-mail
By M.W. Guzy, Special to the Beacon   
Posted 5:00 am Thu., 09.02.10
Free markets could chase out shoddy producers. But M.W. Guzy says that fact is scant consolation to the families of those who died of food poisoning.
 
Glenn Beck's buffet-style civil rights Print E-mail
By Kira Hudson Banks, Special to the Beacon   
Posted 9:42 am Tue., 08.31.10
Kira Hudson Banks asks whether the rally was meant to "reclaim" civil rights or dismiss them?
 
'Quinn'tessential woes Print E-mail
By Mike Lawrence, Special to the Beacon   
Posted 5:00 am Sun., 08.29.10
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has spent his political lifetime as a moralizing maverick. But Mike Lawrence says that’s not a good prescription for governing.
 
Will Bernanke steady expectations? Print E-mail
By R.W. Hafer, Special to the Beacon   
Posted 5:00 am Fri., 08.27.10
R.W. Hafer notes that home sales, hiring and other business decisions are likely to be affected by what the Federal Reserve chairman has to say.
 
The guns of peace Print E-mail
By M.W. Guzy, Special to the Beacon   
Posted 5:00 am Thu., 08.26.10
The U.S. says it's a nation of peace, but M.W. Guzy looks at a long history of wars, big and small.
 
China's now No. 2. So what? Print E-mail
By R.W. Hafer, Special to the Beacon   
Posted 11:43 am Fri., 08.20.10
The news that China has surpassed Japan as the world's second largest economy sent a shiver through the collective soul of economic pundits. It needn't have, writes economist R.W. Hafer.
 
Commentary: If only Rod Blagojevich had been silent earlier -- much earlier Print E-mail
By Mike Lawrence, Special to the Beacon   
Updated 7:00 am Thu., 08.19.10
blagojevich100rodmug_shot.jpgRod Blagojevich’s decision not to testify proved wise. Mike Lawrence says a piercing cross-examination would have revealed to the jury what many of us have known for a long time: His word and words are worthless.
Originally posted 6:00 pm Tue., 08.17.10
 
Common sense is a matter of perspective Print E-mail
By M.W. Guzy, Special to the Beacon   
Posted 5:00 am Thu., 08.19.10
Are we willing to submit what we "know" to be true to scientific scrutiny? M.W. Guzy thinks through the evolution of our understanding of Earth's place in the cosmos.
 
Another Blagojevich tsunami is about to hit land Print E-mail
By Mike Lawrence, Special to the Beacon   
Posted 5:00 am Sun., 08.15.10
More and more people who perform supervisory roles in Illinois agencies have taken refuge from state financial woes and executive shenanigans by joining unions. Mike Lawrence notes that this has set up a recipe for poor management.
 
Executive compensation and schools Print E-mail
By R.W. Hafer, Special to the Beacon   
Posted 5:00 am Fri., 08.13.10
R.W. Hafer looks at a recent study by the Show-Me Institute of public school superintendent pay in Missouri. The data suggest that paying "star" salaries in the hopes of improving student performance may not pay off.
 
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    • No ringing endorsement for robocalls : Political calls are not banned under the No-Call law, but the primary showed many a good reason for rejecting them. | editorial, Jefferson City News Tribune

    • Special election's a suitable end to Senate saga :  Illinois voters will select a senator for a two-month term and a regular term. The oddity is a fitting conclusion to the muck that led to a governor being removed from office. | editorial, Bloomington Pantagraph

    • Lessons from Blago's trial : The verdict for or against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has to wait, but lessons about synchopants and elections can be learned now. | editorial, Chicago Tribune

    • Veto pen's the wrong way to open primaries : Removing the requirement that voters declare a party to vote in a primary election might be a good idea. But the case should be made in the legislature, not written in by Gov. Pat Quinn to a bill to set up an internet voters guide. | editorial, Bloomington Pantagraph

  • World
    • The battle in Bangkok : The immediate crisis in Thailand seems to have cooled, but the danger of a civil war is far from other. | editorial, The Economist

    • Lonely times for German chancellor : Other EU leaders are no longer cheering Angela Merkel on and popularity within Germany is declining. What happened? | Philipp Wittrock and Severin Weiland, Der Spiegel

    •  British election has lessons for American political parties:  Heavy government spending is not a political winner when the private sector economy is ailing, and flashy political newcomers better have some substance. | Michael Barone/Rasmussen Reports

    • What future for the Lib-Dems : Will an alliance consume the party? Would letting the conservatives govern as a minority party give the upstarts more leverage? |  Anne Perkins, The Guardian

 

Floods and Kaskaskia

Drew Canning talks with island residents Courtney "Manny" Brown and Dorothy "Dot" Brown, who recall what life used to be like on Kaskaskia Island. To read more about the island and see a larger version of the slideshow, click here .(Photos by Rachel Heidenry | Beacon intern)

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