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Opinion: For Your Health — Health and Wellness Tips for Cancer Survivors  

Most of us have been touched by cancer in some way. Maybe we have friends or family who’ve...

Opinion: Elik Says Taxpayers Lose Again With Illinois' FY27 Budget

ALTON - In the early hours of the morning the day after our scheduled adjournment, the Illinois Genera...

Opinion: Duckworth Urges FAA to Implement all NTSB Recommendations After Deadly DCA Crash

Sixty-seven people lost their lives over the Potomac River on Jan. 29, 2025, when a U.S. Army...

Letter To Editor: Adequate and Equitable University Funding Guarantees Regional Economic Success

EDWARDSVILLE/GLEN CARBON - Public universities develop and nurture the workforce of the future and...

Letter To The Editor: Resident Raises Safety Concerns Over Flashing Traffic Lights on Humbert Road

Letter To The Editor: Why is it taking so long to fix the traffic lights on Humbert Road in front...

Letter To The Editor: Rebuilding Turf Field Space in Alton is Necessary Following Gordon Moore Park Loss

ALTON - The loss of the two new turf fields at Gordon Moore Park due to the sinkhole has certainly...

Letter To The Editor: Alton Police Seek Sponsors for 35th Annual Cardinals, Kids, and Cops Event

Letter To The Editor: I am Sergeant Ferguson with the Alton Police Department. We have participated...

Letter To The Editor: Prenzler Says He Stresses Real Republican Values in Campaign

Letter to the Editor: I am running for County Clerk on the March 17, 2026, Republican primary. Wh...

Letter To The Editor: State Representative Charlie Meier Endorsed by Madison County Leaders

Letter To The Editor: Conservative Republican State Representative Charlie Meier has been endorse...

Opinion: Senator Erica Harriss: Affordability Is Not a Slogan

The Senate has returned to Springfield for the Spring Legislative Session. After several weeks...

Letter To The Editor: Governor's Budget Proposal Overlooks Disability Housing Needs

Letter To The Editor: The governor's budget proposal (you reported on) was a good start, but he...

Opinion: The Missing Ingredient in Food Systems Is Dignity — And That’s Where Soulcial Kitchen Starts

ALTON - After years working at the intersection of food, community, and human need, one truth has becom...

Letter To Editor: Marsie Geldert-Murphey Responds to Alton Steel Closure  

Letter To Editor: The following is a statement from Marsie Geldert-Murphey, candidate for Illinois...

Commentary: Get to know Patrick Smith Newly Named President of Ameren Illinois – A Reflection On His Journey from Lineman to Leadership

EAST ST. LOUIS - Growing up in East St. Louis and graduating from Assumption Catholic High School,...

Letter To The Editor: When Mobs Decide the Truth: What Elijah Lovejoy Still Warns Us About

Letter To The Editor: In 1837, in a small river town in Illinois, a mob decided it was done debating....

Letter To The Editor: Alton Family’s Open House Christmas Breakfast Celebrates 70 Years

Letter To The Editor: Seventy years ago, after Christmas morning mass, Mrs. Betty (Vincent) Guccione...

Letter To The Editor: Finding Meaning Through Unexpected Acts of Kindness

Letter To The Editor: Some days, no one honks, but here is a bible for your trouble. Leading ...

Opinion: Madison County Sheriff Jeff Connor Responds to Governor on SAFE-T Act Revisions

EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County, IL- Governor JB Pritzker recently shared that he is open to considering...

Commentary: To Safeguard Students and Uphold Civil Rights, the Trump Administration Must Preserve the U.S. Department of Education

SPRINGFIELD – Please attribute the following message to Karl Goeke, president of the Illinois...

Letter To Editor: 'Step Back and Look At Facts and Broader Implications In Late-Night Liquor Licenses In Alton'

Letter To Editor, As a prominent 90-year-old in the community of Alton, you’re probably wondering...

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