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Opinion: Why we leave the bad news for the front page

By Anna Spoerre, @annaspoerre April 11, 2016

Every Daily Egyptian front page headline the week following Easter depicted detailed recent shootings — one a homicide. Monday’s paper ran a story on another gun-related crime. Violence aside, the...

Michael Madigan and Bruce Rauner. (TNS)

Editorial: Rauner to Madigan: Hello? Can you hear me?

By Chicago Tribune April 6, 2016

"Democrats in the legislature, both the House and the Senate, will offer a spending plan that's consistent with our view of what the state of Illinois should do for Illinoisans who need the government...

Editorial: Dear legislators: Welcome back, now do your jobs

Editorial: Dear legislators: Welcome back, now do your jobs

By Herald & Review editorial board April 5, 2016

Dear General Assembly members:Welcome back from your spring break. We hope you are well rested, even though your schedule before the two-week break wasn't that tough.You probably won't be surprised, but...

Opinion: Why I gave up trying to fight gun violence

By Aaron Graff, @Graffintosh March 30, 2016

I give up on society and no longer fear gun violence.We've reached a point where we test our luck with everything we do, even if it is relaxing at home. People aren't going to put the guns down, and nobody...

The future of video games appears to be going mobile — although male players may drag their thumbs

By Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times March 29, 2016

My real-life cat, it appears, has been frustrated with me lately. Oh, she's still spoiled, but there have been a couple of occasions in which my attention has been diverted from her to a wholly digital...

Opinion: Wanted: Some perspective on what Americans should fear

Opinion: Wanted: Some perspective on what Americans should fear

By Peoria Journal Star March 29, 2016

Pope Francis condemned "blind, brutal violence" across the globe at his Easter Mass on Sunday. No doubt he was referring to terrorism of the kind that killed more than 70 people and injured 300-plus at...

Editorial: A press conference of nothingness

Editorial: A press conference of nothingness

By Daily Egyptian editorial board March 28, 2016

While some headed to church on Easter Sunday, others were recovering from a terrifying night of gunfire and panic.But because of Carbondale Police Department's lack of communication, most people who walked...

Editorial: Dont hide police use-of-force videos

Editorial: Don’t hide police use-of-force videos

By Los Angeles Times March 28, 2016

Now that the Los Angeles Police Department — and law enforcement agencies across the state and country — are requiring officers to wear video cameras appended to their uniforms when they're on duty,...

Opinion: A Daily Egyptian reporter was at the party where someone was shot Sunday morning. Here’s what she heard and saw

By Tierra Carpenter, @Tierramc_ March 27, 2016

Saturday night I was at a party with a friend and everything was going fine until a dispute arose, something that is becoming quite common of parties and events at SIU.Everyone from the back of the living...

Editorial: Call your local legislator, ask why

By Peoria Journal Star editorial board March 26, 2016

It's official: Illinois is the last state government without a budget in America, thanks to a Pennsylvania that was likewise floundering in dysfunction but, unlike Illinois, evidently got tired of it.Come...

Uninformed voters are a problem. This may be a solution.

Uninformed voters are a problem. This may be a solution.

By Mike Maciag, Governing March 24, 2016

When voters head to the polls, they're often confronted with a long list of down ballot races they don't know anything about. Even moderately informed voters may find themselves staring blankly at names...

SIU Director of Athletics Tommy Bell poses for a portrait in his office Oct. 6, 2015. (DailyEgyptian.com file photo)

Editorial: Athletics apology late to the game

By Daily Egyptian Editorial Board March 21, 2016

It's been more than one month since students hit social media to decry a photo of Saluki swimmers in Mexican-themed Halloween costumes. Yet Saluki Athletics has just now gotten around to admitting the...

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