Illinois

Pipe scheme: ICC judge to weigh Canadian pipeline's demand for eminent domain in Illinois

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:00:45 -0400

Pipe scheme
ICC judge to weigh Canadian pipeline's demand for eminent domain
BY PETER DOWNS, Illinois Times
JULY 3, 2008

This Is The US On Drugs

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:33:09 -0400

[P]oliticians [are getting elected] and reelected by talking tough — not smart, just tough — about drugs and crime. But the tougher we get in prosecuting nonviolent drug crimes, the softer we get in the prosecution of everything else because of the limited resources to fund the criminal justice system.

Sen. Mike Frerichs' Bondage to the Forces of Evil

nightwatch — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:10:38 -0400

You didn't read about this in the News-Gazette. Their editorial board usually tries to paint Democrats in a bad light at the drop of a hat. However, they also have a policy of silencing substantive discussion on any aspect of the drug war that deals with promoting enlightened public policy.

Your Brain on $4 a Gallon Gas

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:18:28 -0400

Your Brain on $4 a Gallon Gas
by Martha Rosenberg

Bumper-to-bumper gridlock didn’t do it. Nowhere-to-park didn’t do it. Taxes on city driving didn’t do it. But $4 a gallon gas is finally driving people to not drive anymore say news reports.

Rendering Justice, With One Eye on Re-election

Sun, 25 May 2008 14:23:53 -0400

Rendering Justice, With One Eye on Re-election
By Adam Liptak

Last month, Wisconsin voters did something that is routine in the United States but virtually unknown in the rest of the world: They elected a judge.

As the 2008 session winds down, Illinois legislators consider what to do with the medical marijuana bill

Mon, 19 May 2008 09:23:19 -0400

Iraq War Costs Illinois More than $28 Billion So Far

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:20:29 -0400

Iraq War Costs Illinois More than $28 Billion So Far

Poposed Spending Coul Add More Than $7 Billion More

The Silver Lining of Economic Collapse: Student Loans Crunch Starves Greedy Colleges

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:43:51 -0400

The Silver Lining of Economic Collapse

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Senate Climate Change Bill could be Multi-Billion Dollar Giveaway to the Nuclear Power Industry

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:47:26 -0400

SENATE CLIMATE CHANGE BILL COULD GIVE BILLIONS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO THE NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY

Obama speaks out on medical marijuana

Mon, 12 May 2008 11:02:01 -0400


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Illinois

Pipe scheme: ICC judge to weigh Canadian pipeline's demand for eminent domain in Illinois

This Is The US On Drugs

Sen. Mike Frerichs' Bondage to the Forces of Evil

Your Brain on $4 a Gallon Gas

Rendering Justice, With One Eye on Re-election

As the 2008 session winds down, Illinois legislators consider what to do with the medical marijuana bill

Iraq War Costs Illinois More than $28 Billion So Far

The Silver Lining of Economic Collapse: Student Loans Crunch Starves Greedy Colleges

The Silver Lining of Economic Collapse read more

Senate Climate Change Bill could be Multi-Billion Dollar Giveaway to the Nuclear Power Industry

Obama speaks out on medical marijuana

The Silver Lining of Economic Collapse

read more