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Why John Kelly is irreplaceable

— March 8, 2018

If John Kelly didn’t exist, President Donald Trump would have to invent him, and he wouldn’t be able to. The chief of staff had a rocky couple of weeks with the imbroglio…

Rockford Reachout Jail Ministry changes lives one at a time
— March 8, 2018

Stupid. Worthless. For a self-proclaimed “kid always in trouble,” these words defined Bill Heyer for much of his youth. It wasn’t until Heyer got arrested and spent time in…
President’s plan to arm teachers is no laughing matter
— March 7, 2018

Arm teachers … Arm teachers … Where have I heard that before? In the wake of the Florida school shooting President Donald Trump and others are urging that some teachers in every…
Winnebago County Calendar of Events March 7 – March 13
— March 6, 2018

THROUGH MARCH 11 In Full Bloom: The Orchid Exhibit, Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens, 1354 N. 2nd St., 9 a.m.05 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, $6 resident…
The Russian bot Hysteria
— March 1, 2018

If only Joe McCarthy had lived to see this moment, when it is suddenly in vogue to attribute large-scale events in American politics to the hand of Russia and to inveigh against domestic…

Winnebago County News Briefs
— March 7, 2018

COUNTY RVC prof, children found dead in home Winnebago County Sheriff’s Police are investigating the death of Rock Valley College professor Dr. Peter Ruckman Jr. and his two children….
Second-guessing the second-guessers
— March 7, 2018

Allow me to play devil’s advocate. It’s what I do as a journalist, plus I personally enjoy taking on orthodoxy, particularly when it involves a binge of second-guessing….
Guns and Russians
— March 1, 2018

Mark the date on your calendar: March 24. It’s a Saturday. It’ll be a test for the up-and-coming generation. For that matter, it will be a test for the United States of…