Guest Opinion | Thursday, July 26,2012

Create a different model for housing

Recently, the story broke that foreclosures were at the lowest level since 2007. That sounds like great news – we’re finally cleaning up the mess from the real estate bubble. Except for on

Guest Opinion | Thursday, July 19,2012

Quell excessive partisanship

By Lee H. Hamilton

There are lots of ways in which members of Congress differ from the American people. They are wealthier, whiter and older. Proportionally more of them are men, and far more are lawyers. All of these d

Guest Opinion | Thursday, July 12,2012

Millions of women benefit from Affordable Care Act

By Carole R. Brite

The Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act marks a critical victory for women’s health, and the health of all Americans. Because of this landmark decision, millions of wo

Guest Opinion | Thursday, July 5,2012

We need a new WPA

By Nick Capo

The Labor Department’s estimate of jobs added to the U.S. economy in May was 69,000, a number too low to keep up with population growth. But in an election year, we no longer expect a real respo

Guest Opinion | Thursday, June 28,2012

Make the minimum wage a living wage

By Emily Richardson

The passage of a bill to increase the minimum wage out of committee in the Illinois Senate at the end of May once again brings a multitude of issues to the forefront of public discussion. These issues

Guest Opinion | Thursday, June 21,2012

How can we love America yet hate politics?

By Sheila Stocks-Smith

Recently, I was sharing stories with current political candidate about campaigning and musing about how nasty some people can be to those seeking office. Frustration with all things political is spill

Guest Opinion | Thursday, June 14,2012

Health care behind bars

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By Sheldon Frey

About the article: Dr. Stephen A. Cullinan, the Peoria physician who has been the target of numerous lawsuits alleging substandard care in jails throughout the Midwest, has retired, according to Corre

Guest Opinion | Thursday, June 7,2012

The impact of divorce on children

By Jeanne Malone

Today one in two marriages will end in divorce, so, if you are married, you have a 50/50 chance of making it “until death do us part.” My parents were married 55 years. They had something

Guest Opinion | Thursday, May 31,2012

Targeting libraries and readers

By Laysha Ward

Some Illinois students learned that their school’s library was selected by Target for a School Library Makeover. At Ryerson Elementary and Neil Elementary – both in Chicago – student

Guest Opinion | Thursday, May 24,2012

When will Obama evolve on the drug war?

By Sheldon Richman

Much is made of how President Obama’s position on same-sex marriage has “evolved” to an endorsement of legalization. One hopes his position on the atrocity called the “war on d