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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
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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.
March
2005
Bioethics: The beginning and end of life
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
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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
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FEATURE
Uncle Sam's pocket
by Pat Guinane
Where there's federal cash, the states choose to follow, losing rights along the way.
ESSAY
Great mystery by James Krohe Jr.
Leadership doesn't derive dependably from personality, or belief, or rank. It isn't inborn, but a gift. A gift from whom? The times, Fate, the stars, the rolled dice.
FEATURE
United by faith, separated by race
by Joseph Ryan
Eight charismatic evangelical Christian leaders want to join forces to save souls and serve the poor. But forging this army of God won't be easy.
REVIEW ESSAYS
Who has the power?
by Aaron Chambers
The framers of the Constitution agonized over delegating authority to declare war. The question is still open to debate.
Courtroom drama by Daniel C. Vock
Do daily proceedings at 26th and California illustrate injustice at the hands of the criminal justice system?
EDITOR'S
NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long
We should fall
through the looking glass
STATE
OF THE STATE by Pat Guinane
Government service isn't
supposed to be about helping yourself
BRIEFLY
Giant grass grows into green energy idea
Heat wave boosts cases of West Nile
State faces more budget woes
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Competition is stiff for top administrators
PESIDENTIAL PARK
Work starts in Springfield on last stage of museum complex
COURT RULINGS
Gambling, Contraceptives, Fees
State pays on lapsed leases
Governor wants to cover all kids
DINOSAUR HUNTERS
UIC prof goes to Africa to study AIDS
SCENIC BYWAYS
Feds put two Illinois roads on national list
Bison bones rewrite state's prehistory
Smithsonian names UIUC as an affiliate
SIUC team adds detail to Trail of Tears map
Landmark Chicago store to lose name
PEOPLE
CUB chief to head ICC
HONORS AND AWARDS
Steven Goodman, Todd Martinez, Kevin Murphy, and Olufunmilayo Falusi
Lincoln museum director tapped for 9/11 site panel
Fire marshal resigns
New guardian
Governor's choice
State board staff shifts
Pate Philip Park
Sox win series
ENDS
AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III
Is the governor scoring political points? Or are his intentions aboveboard?
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
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