Register-Mail editorial: John Pritchard for mayor
As Mayor John Pritchard seeks a second term at the helm of city government, he is challenged in the April 4 election by downtown restaurant owner and operator Walt McAllister.We’re glad to have a...
View ArticleRegister-Mail editorial: Gerald Reynolds for city treasurer
While no names will appear on the ballot for Galesburg city treasurer, two candidates are asking that you write in their name for the position on April 4.Gerald Reynolds, administrator for the Knox...
View ArticleRegister-Mail editorial: Wayne Allen is endorsed in Ward 6
Four years ago, we said it was time for a change in Ward 6. Wayne Allen was then running for his fourth term as city alderman, and voters chose him over challenger Bob Bainter and the candidate we...
View ArticleRegister-Mail endorsement: Johnson, Scherpe for District 205
The good news in District 205 is that of the four candidates the editorial board interviewed, all would be good additions to the board of education.Five candidates are running for two open seats...
View ArticleRegister-Mail editorial: Support Knox County mental health tax levy
On April 4 every voter in Knox County will have a chance to decide whether to set up a mental health board with taxing authority.The purpose of the board would be to make funding and service decisions...
View ArticleEditor's Notebook: A rundown of R-M endorsements
After November's raucous presidential campaign and the weeks that have followed, it maybe easy to overlook the local election on Tuesday, April 4. That would be a mistake. There are many issues close...
View ArticleTom Martin: Pritchard, McAllister together best option
Mayor John Pritchard had a pretty sweeping victory Tuesday, taking 57 percent of the vote. But as you dig into the results, you see that a majority of voters in nine of the 26 precincts favored...
View ArticleIllinois Editorial: Let's look under the rock
Illinois taxpayers recently took another unnecessary financial beating in a questionable leasing deal for which they paid far too much in exchange for far too little.The questions surrounding the deal...
View ArticleEditor's Notebook: R-M lands internship position
The Register-Mail newsroom has a new face this summer. Mitch Prentice, a graduate of Knox College, has joined the team here for 10 weeks.This paid internship was one of two offered nationally by...
View ArticleEditor's Notebook: Lead exposure series starts Sunday
On Sunday, The Register-Mail will begin a four-part series on lead exposure in Knox County. Knox County has the third-highest percentage of lead levels among children in the state. And the problem...
View ArticleEditorial: Small, rural hospitals face a bleak future
North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger has been adamant: He will not support the Medicaid expansion that's provided through the Affordable Care Act. In fact, he's used his considerable power to block...
View ArticleRegister-Mail Editorial: Let's stop failing our children, address lead issue
We have a lead problem in Knox County.One in five children in Knox County had a dangerous amount of lead in their bodies as recently as five years ago. Out of a classroom of 25 kids, five kids were...
View ArticleEditor's Notebook: R-M to have new look Tuesday
The Register-Mail will have a new look starting Tuesday. Our company, GateHouse, has been working for months with award-winning designer Mario Garcia to create a new design for newspapers, including...
View ArticleEditorial: Stop playing politics with schools
Illinois politicians are playing chicken with our school funding, and the last thing we should do is pick sides. We need competency, effective leadership and politicians worried more about serving the...
View ArticleAnother View: Illinois' underlying problems not addressed
We have said repeatedly that it is inexcusable for the state of Illinois to operate without a budget. Therefore, we belatedly congratulate the state Legislature for putting a full-year state budget in...
View ArticleAnother View: Forecasters need some better tools
Yes, we know. Everyone gripes about the weather. And everyone gripes even more about our weather forecasts. How can they get it so wrong, and so often?Sometimes that's more than something worth griping...
View ArticleBill Knight: Foxconn’s con: the Big ‘If’
Corporate and government officials on July 26 announced that Taiwanese company Foxconn Technology Group would invest $10 billion in its first U.S. factory in Wisconsin, where 3,000 jobs could be...
View ArticleKathryn Lopez: Good news from the Middle East
"Aleppo awaits you" may not be the expected message for anyone tired of politics in the United States. The person saying this, Greek Catholic Archbishop Jean-Clement Jeanbart, doesn't even want to talk...
View ArticleRegister-Mail Editorial: Journalists not dividing this country
Don’t buy it. President Donald Trump this week said media organizations are responsible for what’s ailing our country.“If you want to discover the source of the division in our country, look no further...
View ArticleAnother View: Trump family must be protected
The news that the Secret Service's budget for the year has already been exhausted covering the protection of the Trump family, a large group who travel a lot, raises some issues.The first question is...
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