Opinion

Letter To The Editor: Statement SURJ’s Erin Heaney on the White Supremacist Murder of Black Residents in Jacksonville, Fla.

Letter To The Editor: “White supremacist violence is never the product of a ‘lone...

Letter To The Editor: City Experiencing Very Little Transparency Regarding Important Issues

Letter to the Editor: As I have mentioned before, Alton is experiencing very little transparency...

Letter To The Editor: Chairman Discusses Latest County Health Advisory Committee Meeting And COVID Booster

Letter to the Editor: If you are reading the news, you are seeing information regarding the new...

Letter To The Editor: Without Signatures, School District Could Issue Bonds Without Voter Approval

Letter to the editor: Imagine a husband who applies for a credit card – without telling his...

Commentary: SIUE Settles Lawsuit Alleging Violations of Free Speech

EDWARDSVILLE - In May of 2022, SIUE was mentioned in several media reports following former graduate...

Letter To The Editor: Drake Comments About Not Being Re-Appointed To Alton Civil Service Commission

Letter to the Editor: Over the years, I served the city in many ways, as a department head, of Alton’...

Letter To The Editor: Backdoor Referendum Rears Its Head, County Board Rejects PTELL Property Tax Caps

Letter To The Editor: What timing! On July 12, the East Alton / Wood River High School District...

Commentary: Rep. Amy Elik’s July Legislative Update

This is my fifteenth update to the citizens of the 111 th district, as your State Representative....

Letter To The Editor: Councilman Responds To Comments At Meeting

Letter To The Editor: Over the past few years, Wood River City Council meetings have been contentious....

“Madison County Board’s Actions Continue To Smell Just Like The Gym Locker

Letter To The Editor: When younger, many of us were required to take one (1) hour of Physical Education...

Korte Commentary: Illinois Legislators are Creating a Sexless Society

SPRINGFIELD - Local advocate for common sense and political transparency. IL legislators are hard at...

Opinion: United We Stand: The Fierce Urgency Of Now

Since the first decade of the 20th Century, Black Greek-lettered organizations have worked to protect...

Letter To The Editor: Hold Wood River Council For Truth

People say all the time elections have consequences. This past April Wood River elected two men who...

Commentary: Déjà Vu All Over Again With Metro East Sanitary District

WOOD RIVER - As Yogi Berra would say, “It’s déjà vu all over again.”...

Letter to the editor: Why All Students Should Be Eligible For Free School Lunch

More than 9 million children faced hunger in 2021. That’s 1 in 8 kids at risk for hunger”...

Letter To The Editor: Shock Expressed At Local University Plans For Drastic Cuts To The Arts

Letter To The Editor: The community of Edwardsville values the arts. Can you imagine living in Edwardsville...

Letter To The Editor: Flood Wall Costs Should Be Clarified At Upcoming Meetings

Letter To The Editor: In my most recent letter to the editor, I wrote that the city plans to build...

Letter To The Editor: Is The Flood Wall Best Solution For Alton's Flooding Problems?

Letter to the Editor: Flood Wall? At a recent meeting of the Alton Riverfront Committee (March 20,...

Letter To The Editor: Why Students Should Go On Field Trips

Letter To The Editor: Why Should Students Go on Field Trips? Field trips are beneficial to students...

The Bittersweet Reality Of Lithium Mining

Letter To The Editor: I am a sustainability major. In all my sustainability classes renewable energy...

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