Guest Opinion | Thursday, August 18,2011

When state, not adoption, goes wrong

Regarding your Aug. 11 cover story, “When adoption goes wrong: Giving up custody to get kids the mental health care they need,” by Patrick Yeagle: A better title for this article would be

Guest Opinion | Thursday, August 11,2011

Stop bullying on campus

By Glenn Rosenberg

Bullying is something that many associate with elementary school; however, it is a form of harassment that can continue well past high school into college. Bullying most often occurs where adult super

Guest Opinion | Thursday, August 4,2011

Good news for women’s health and pocketbooks

By Cindy Pearson and Lois Uttley

U. S. health insurance companies must offer women free birth control and other preventive health care services under Obama administration rules released this week. The rules from the Health and Human

Guest Opinion | Thursday, July 28,2011

Don’t turn out lights on bulb innovation

By Kathleen Rogers

In a close vote, the House recently passed a provision that undercuts one of the most successful environmental programs of the decade – one that requires all light bulbs – including the in

Guest Opinion | Thursday, July 21,2011

Marching toward the new economy

By Nick Capo

I just read Gar Alperovitz’s article, “The New-Economy Movement,” which explained how the American Sustainable Business Council and the New Economy Network are demonstrating that com

Guest Opinion | Thursday, July 14,2011

How safe is U.S. nuclear power?

By John Kindt

John W. Kindt, a U of I business and legal policy professor, is an expert on environmental law who has studied the regulation of nuclear power since the 1970s. He discusses the future of nuclear power

Guest Opinion | Thursday, July 7,2011

Real patriots pay taxes

By J. Scott Klinger and Holly Sklar

Some of our nation’s biggest corporations are planning a tax holiday and they want you to pick up the tab.Actually, you already pay for their routine tax avoidance through the use of tax havens

Guest Opinion | Thursday, June 30,2011

The real problem beyond the debt ceiling dilemma

By J. Fred Giertz

J. Fred Giertz is a University of Illinois professor of economics and member of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at Illinois. In an interview with News Bureau Business and Law editor Phi

Guest Opinion | Thursday, June 23,2011

Our prison system is bankrupting us

By Sarah van Gelder

If there was any doubt about the broken state of our prison system, recent news should put it to rest.The Global Commission on Drug Policy, made up of former presidents and other luminaries from the U

Guest Opinion | Thursday, June 16,2011

Radical change:%u2008Slots at the state fairgrounds

By Doug Dobmeyer

A bill recently approved by the General Assembly radically changes the gambling picture in Illinois. Three major things occur. The legislation expands the number of casinos from 10 to 15 throughout th