Columns
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No evidence lone survivor of plane crash was arrestedJul 04, 2025 4:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims “the sole survivor of the plane crash, has been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the incident.”
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The ugly outcomes of the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’Jul 04, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Ralph Martire: Trump lies that Medicaid is untouched, but millions lose care. Tax cuts for rich don't create growth or jobs. Still think this is "beautiful"?
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Fourth of July, reflection and renewalJul 04, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Arthur I. Cyr: The Fourth of July celebrates America's independence won through revolution and war. The holiday obscures the brutality of war and revolutionary idea of equality that still challenges us.
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Countdown to prep football: Nine area quarterbacks to watchJul 03, 2025 3:13 pm - Our countdown to high school football continues this week with nine quarterbacks to see play this season.
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TikTok Runs the Table: After Mamdani, Democrats mull picking their poisonJul 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins:
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Social Security and Medicare's trustees have spoken. Will pols listen before the cuts hit?Jul 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:
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Celebrate freedom and attend to its cracks and fissuresJul 03, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: On Independence Day, contemplate freedoms like speech and press, which face new challenges in the internet era. Support local journalism to maintain an informed democracy.
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High school summer league baseball now little more than a memoryJul 02, 2025 3:48 pm - For the first time since it started in 1976, the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association summer league tournament was canceled.
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Sarley: Why some captains won’t allow bananas on their fishing boatsJul 02, 2025 11:45 am - The world of sports has a strong connection to luck and superstition.
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No stove required: Refreshing cold peach soup just right on a hot dayJul 02, 2025 6:11 am - Soup probably isn’t at the top of your dinner menu when temperatures are pushing past 90 degrees. What if we told you there’s a soup that’s cool, refreshing and doesn’t require you to fire up the stove? One that’s creamy, sweet and just tangy enough to keep things interesting — with ripe summer peaches as the star of the show? Now we’re talking.