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PAST ISSUES
February
2005
The New World of Work: Retooling, Outsourcing and Downsizing
January
2005
Planning for Illinois Future:
Why can't politicians behave like the work-for-tomorrow ant instead of the live-in-the-moment grasshopper?
December
2004
Postmodern past:
In the new millennium, historical interpreters search for new ways to reach a point-and-click generation
November
2004
Hard times:
When the economy takes a dive, smaller towns take a bigger hit.
October
2004
Vote 2004
Building Blocs:
Successful political campaigns nail down the bases, then stack up interest groups. But sometimes this construction is a matter of chance
September 2004
Under lock and key: Gun control is a loaded issue this campaign season and many politicians are aiming to keep it out of reach
July/August 2004
Preservation arts:
Photographers capture natural Illinois
June 2004
Labor friendly:
The governor is good to workers. Unless he is their boss.
May 2004
Latino power:
A rising population is pushing political change.
April
2004
Deadly migration:
Chicago police are cracking down on drugs and murder. So gangs
are following the dollar signs to suburbs and small towns.
March
2004
Global classroom:
Educators search for new ways to teach Illinois' increasingly
diverse school population
February
2004
The economy:
Some companies are using red ink to rewrite worker benefits
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Bioethics by Lori Andrews
The beginning and end of life
Tough sell by Paige E. Wassel
Illinois lawmakers will have to wrestle with issues of life and death before they decide whether to make this state a haven for stem cell research.
Gift of life by Pat Guinane
Illinois is set to consider a measure giving the deceased final say in organ donation, but the national debate centers more on the ethics of compensating donors.
ESSAY
Brain gain by James Krohe Jr.
Unlike abortion or euthanasia or cloning, the issues posed by neuroscience are not usually seen as matters of life or death. Instead, the relentless search for excellence is a search for advantage.
SPOTLIGHT
Proving ground by Theresa Grimaldi Olsen
There are more women serving in the Illinois legislature. Many of them got their start in local government.
EDITOR'S
NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long
Our awareness of the immense journey should give us confidence
STATE
OF THE STATE by Pat Guinane
State of the State speech shows
the softer side of Gov. Rod Blagojevich
BRIEFLY
RIVER RESTORATION
Saving the world’s supply of fresh water
LEGI CHECKLIST
Gay rights, judicial subcircuits, supplemental spending
ILLINOIS' AGITATOR
Remembering an early activist for suffrage
DRUG-SNIFFING DOGS
Decision on Illinois appeal sets high court precedent
CONTRACT WATCH
Property management
Health care
The cost of politics
SAVING MAIN STREET
Ogle County townspeople win fight with city hall
LIGHTS, CAMERAS, ACTION
Tax incentive brings movie jobs to Illinois
REPORTS
Grades for the states
Early child care
Unaffordable housing
PRESSBOX
PEOPLE
REPORT CARD
Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Jacobs leaves the game
U OF I PROF TO SERVE ON
SOCIAL SECURITY PANEL
Jeffrey Brown
HONORS
Edward Brennan, David Broder,
Nick Holonyak Jr., George Inglett,
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Stephanie Pace Marshall
ENDS
AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III
The governor’s budget plan
counts on illusion and wishful thinking
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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