Opinion

Letter To The Editor: A Plea For Responsible Discourse and Return to Community Values

To the Editor, As a public servant with over three decades of dedicated service, I have witnessed...

Letter To The Editor: It Can Be Healthy To Eat Candy

My opinion on candy has changed a lot over the years. You see, prior to teaching others about nutrition,...

Letter To The Editor: Alton Could Be Shining Example Of Community Working Together For Well Being Of All

Letter To The Editor: On Monday, I attended the Alton City Council meeting during which the proposed...

Letter To The Editor: “Don't Try to Better Yourself in Alton" - A Plea for Sober Understanding

Letter To The Editor: We fell in love with Alton. Its warm community, hospitality, and acceptance...

Letter To The Editor: Annual Anniversary Of Union Miners Event Is Oct. 12

Letter To The Editor: I want you to know about a gun battle that took place on October 12, 1898,...

Letter to the Editor: School Fights

If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Speaking as a grandparent, I'm so tired of feeling...

Letter to the Editor: Action Plan

Alton has been awarded $400,000 to address rundown and burned-out homes. DRUM ROLL PLEASE! Alton...

Opinion: What Happens When Children Commit Crimes?

EDWARDSVILLE: Juvenile violence is an ongoing concern in our community. All too often, my office prosecutes...

Letter To The Editor: Sometimes Policy Is Just Silly

Letter To The Editor: Sign issues have been going on for more than two decades in Edwardsville....

Letter To The Editor: Tribe Above Truth?

Dear Editor: Who do you trust? I’m not thinking of political leaders. I’m referring...

Letter To The Editor: Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice Opposes the Statewide Expansion of Electronic Monitoring

Letter To The Editor: The Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice opposes the Office of Statewide...

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....

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