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February 2007
Obama:
He puts ethics on the agenda
January 2007
Women in prison:
Mothers can learn to parent from behind bars, but they'll still have to go home.
December 2006
Art and ethnicity: Illinois' culture is a vivid tapestry woven by a multitude of artists whose ethnicity is central to their work
November 2006
Who would want to run? Has elected office become so onerous that it threatens the quality of American governance? The answers are not reassuring
October 2006
Energy: Alternative sources are subject to prevailing political winds
September 2006
Left behind: Young black and male
July/August 2006
Renewal: Disturbed land can return to its natural state and we can learn from the transformation
June 2006
Fallout: States face a fraying lifeline
May 2006
Higher and higher:
With no respite in sight from rising fuel prices, policy makers face increasing pressure to find solutions
April 2006
Whose rights?
No matter how the U.S. Supreme Court reacts to Roe, other jurisdictions have reframed the abortion debate to focus on the status of the fetus.
March 2006
Over the top: Illinoisans head the national debate over money and politics
February 2006
Rating game: You got trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with V for video toys
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2006 BILL MILLER PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORTING
HALL OF FAME — November 13, 2006
FEATURES
Obama by Daniel C. Vock
He puts ethics on the agenda.
One for the history books
by John Jackson
Not since 1858 has one Senate election had such an impact on the national leadership cadre.
New order by Aaron Chambers
The changeover in Congress isn't all bad for Illinois.
Small panel, major players by Bethany Carson
The five decision-makers at the Illinois Commerce Commission often find themselves in the crossfire on industrial-sized political forces.
GUEST ESSAY
Collaborative planning by Randy Blankenhorn
A new agency consolidates land-use and transportation planning to meet the challenges of growth in metropolitan Chicago.
PHOTO ESSAY
Capitol restoration (.pdf file) by Bethany Carson
In less than a year, the Illinois Statehouse returns to its original French-influenced style of the late 1800s.
EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long
Barack Obama's story became a prism for our collective psyche
STATE OF THE STATE by Bethany Carson
What is charitable care, and how much should hospitals be required to provide?
BRIEFLY
CALL TO ACTION
Statewide officials set out their agendas
LEGISLATIVE CHECKLIST
Ethics investigations, Smoking bans, Teen driving
NEW AMERICANS
State panels suggest immigrant policies
Highway considered for Illinois and Indiana
Investigations os abuse faster, but not fast enough
BOOK SHELF
Authors touch on Abe Lincoln
James Jones' daughter donates dad's letters
PEOPLE
Q&A
Rick Beard, director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
OBIT
Thomas Lyons
INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE
Secretary of the Senate retires
Linda Hawker
Hispanic leader heads Chicago expositions
Juan Ochoa
New head of humanities program to spur debate
TRANSITIONS
Judy Baar Topinka, Paul Mangieri, Larry Heiser,
Bryan Samuels, Betsy Steinberg
ENDS AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III
The governor outlines a second term in the Magic Kingdom
ILLINOIS ISSUES 30TH ANNIVERSARY
Retrospectives
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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