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2005
Uncle Sam's pocket: Where there's federal cash the states choose to follow
October
2005
Coming or going? Comfortable and reliable passenger trains used to run in Illinois, and they might again if Congress quits arguing about Amtrak and starts talking about trains.
September
2005
Pipe dream? States try to snuff out meth on their own
July/August
2005
Like five wise old sisters, the inland seas have stories to tell and lessons to teach
June
2005
No Secrets: Someone knows more about you than you know they know
May
2005
Paul Simon ESSAY
Civic Virtues: Moral imperatives grounded in religion call us out of ourselves
April
2005
Baby's about to retire: The "youth generation" is going gray, creating a new image of senior citizens and a fresh set of complications in the workforce.
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2005
Bioethics: The beginning and end of life
February
2005
The New World of Work: Retooling, Outsourcing and Downsizing
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ESSAY
Rating game by James Krohe Jr.
You got trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with V for video toys.
FEATURES
Shift into reverse?
by Daniel C. Vock
Federal concern about an Illinois university's program for minority students could reflect change in civil rights policy.
Beyond black
by Kevin McDermott
Race is just one factor that shapes the sensibilities of this trio of lawmakers.
ANALYSIS
Low expectations by Kent Redfield
Illinois continues to meet historical standards for corruption in state politics and government.
BOOKS
The Cabinet maker by Allen C. Guelzo
Should Abraham Lincoln's making and maintenance of his Cabinet be a model for others?
EDITOR'S
NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long
Lawmakers plan a quick trip but we will track the itinerary
STATE
OF THE STATE by Aaron Chambers
Political reform is a player in this year's race for governor
BRIEFLY
Governor seeks to sell capital spending plan
LEGISLATIVE CHECKLIST
Gambling oversight, Vicious dogs, Child protections, License plates, Species scratch-off
Governor's rule on morning-after pill may have political side effect
CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS
Members of the Illinois delegation return Abramoff-related donations
Press Box
DEER ON THE EDGE
Study tracks contacts with people and deer
Used tires get second spin in landfills
State's farmers can now enter the blogoshere
Kits aim to help keep heating costs down
Updates
Class to air Super Bowl ad
PEOPLE
SHIFTS AT THE TOP
Jill Morgenthaler, Sam Flood
Former state rep. returns
Senate president has heart procedure
Taxpayer group ex-chief takes new association job
Illinois State Museum taps new director
BIG PEOPLE ON CAMPUS
Susan Scrimshaw
UIUC professor leads research into swine genome
Chicagoan's team finds clues about Mesopotamia
Governor picks ex-mayer to be ICC chairman
Crime center director pens book on gang units
Mine rescue crew feted
Scholar gives journals to Russia
HONORS
Northern Illinois University's Vermeer Quartet
ENDS
AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III
Let the buyer beware of the governor's State of the State
ILLINOIS ISSUES 30TH ANNIVERSARY
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Three decades of public affairs journalism
PART 1: Welfare reform, Tax caps, and Capital punishment
PART 2: Patronage rulings, Cutback Amendment, Judicial subdistricts
PART 3: Energy resources, Water commerce, Economic subsidies
PART 4: Editorial cartoons, Public art, Political fiction, Classic architecture, Web literature
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