Another View: FBI politics coming to light
With the news that the FBI fired Peter Strzok we can begin to see big-picture truth take shape about the bureau's role in the Hillary Clinton investigation as well as the Russia investigation.It does...
View ArticleAnother View: Tariffs fuel ever-growing cronyism
President Donald Trump has publicly declared trade wars "easy to win" and rebutted criticisms of his tariffs by declaring everything is "going to work out." But a preponderance of evidence shows...
View ArticleAnother View: We need facts on Cuba 'attack'
Last week, The New York Times jolted Washington's political class with an opinion article by an anonymous "senior" White House official who asserted that many of President Donald Trump's top advisers...
View ArticleR-M Editorial: Public needs all options of school plan
Proposals to forever change the face of schools in District 205 are on the table. The School Board is considering building plans that would cost from $40 million to to $56.4 million and would close up...
View ArticleAnother View: Record number of new citizens welcomed in Peoria
Welcome, fellow Americans, welcome.At Bradley University's Renaissance Coliseum in Peoria last Tuesday, 685 new American citizens from 80 countries were sworn in during a naturalization ceremony...
View ArticleAnother View: Rosenstein may go, but continue probe
Donald Trump is in an impossible situation in weighing what to do about credible reports that his deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, had openly fantasized about removing the president from...
View ArticleAnother View: Businesses play vital storm recovery role
With so many people and groups having contributed to the ongoing hurricane recovery, we are somewhat reluctant to single out any one. But after being more out and about last week, we were struck by the...
View ArticleDistrict 205 schedules two more Q and A sessions
While much of the nation is focused on Nov. 6 elections, residents of the Galesburg School District have a local issue that is also deserving of immediate attention, understanding and response. The...
View ArticleAnother View: Democracy fails without citizen participation
We don't buy into the argument that "If you don't vote, don't complain." That's not the way our system of governance works. Having voted probably does give those complaints more credibility. More...
View ArticleAnother View: The left threatens abuses of power
In 2005, the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Kelo v. New London, diminishing Americans' property rights. The ruling said that governments can seize your home through eminent domain, even...
View ArticleEditor's Notebook: R-M will not endorse for Nov. 6
The Register-Mail is not doing political endorsements for the Nov. 6 election. This decision breaks a long tradition for the newspaper. However, with a smaller newsroom and even more demands on...
View ArticleTom Martin: Board nearing a decision on schools
While much of the nation is focused on Nov. 6 elections, residents of the Galesburg School District have a local issue that is also deserving of immediate attention, understanding and response. The...
View ArticleRobert Lindstrom: Invest in best located schools
GALESBURG — Keep the best located schools open. That's the advice from 20-year Galesburg District 205 School Board member Robert Lindstrom.Lindstrom said he met with another former board member Josh...
View ArticleEditorial: Postpone vote on school plan
The Galesburg School Board wants a 7-12 campus at the high school and may vote to approve such a plan Monday night.Board member Maury Lyon believes there’s an implied public support for closing three...
View ArticleEditor's Notebook: Was Bill Higgins' letter over the edge?
Bill Higgins wrote a local letter last week that included references to former President Barack Obama’s race and religion. Specifically, Higgins wrote that Obama is “neither totally black nor...
View ArticleEditorial: We believe in power of good journalism
President Donald Trump wants you to believe that some journalists are your enemy. He draws a distinction between news media and "fake news" media, a term he uses to discredit reporting that presents...
View ArticleAnother View: FBI politics coming to light
With the news that the FBI fired Peter Strzok we can begin to see big-picture truth take shape about the bureau's role in the Hillary Clinton investigation as well as the Russia investigation.It does...
View ArticleAnother View: Tariffs fuel ever-growing cronyism
President Donald Trump has publicly declared trade wars "easy to win" and rebutted criticisms of his tariffs by declaring everything is "going to work out." But a preponderance of evidence shows...
View ArticleAnother View: We need facts on Cuba 'attack'
Last week, The New York Times jolted Washington's political class with an opinion article by an anonymous "senior" White House official who asserted that many of President Donald Trump's top advisers...
View ArticleR-M Editorial: Public needs all options of school plan
Proposals to forever change the face of schools in District 205 are on the table. The School Board is considering building plans that would cost from $40 million to to $56.4 million and would close up...
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