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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

January 2006
Beginnings: Another political season is on the horizon

December 2005
Out there:
What's in store for public art?
November 2005
Uncle Sam's pocket: Where there's federal cash the states choose to follow

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2006 BILL MILLER PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORTING
HALL OF FAME — November 13, 2006

FEATURES

Art and ethnicity? by the editors
Illinois' culture is a vivid tapestry woven by a multitude of artists whose ethnicity is central to their work.

Rights to a culture by Vera Leopold
Illinois' experiences cast repatriation of cultural items in a better light. but the state's museum policies vary on issues of ownership.

PHOTO ESSAY

Barrio by Paul D'Amato
Photographs depict Chicago's Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods.

Blues poet by Maureen Foertsch McKinney
Chicago writer Sterling Plumpp gives the lowdown.

PROFILES

Journeys by Beverley Scobell
Artists follow their visions down individual paths.

EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK by Peggy Boyer Long

An Illinois writer defines the border between art and truth

STATE OF THE STATE by Bethany Carson

A century of the Capitol's history is revealed as paint is scraped away

BRIEFLY

DUST MEMORIES
Distance gives veteran his artistic perspective

Jazz professionals and students jam

Diverse stories shared

An the winner is...
The Annual Collegiate Artists Competition for 2006

PRAIRIE PAINTER
Illinois will miss an adopted son
Billy Morrow Jackson

RESURRECTION OF A LANDMARK
Union Station, Springfield

New leader revives Hull's social aims

PEOPLE

Q &A
Alene Valkanas

OBITS
William Mahar Sr., Terrence Hopkins

HONORS
Mary Dempsey, Rachel Barton Pine, Karl Scroggin, Thomas Schwartz, Patrick Coburn

Arts panel sets up award in Simon's name

ENDS AND MEANS by Charles N. Wheeler III

The GOP proved a bigger loser than the hapless Cubs

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

Illinois Issues Celebrated its 30th Anniversary
September 30, 2005
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