Another 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 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: Thanks for supporting The Register-Mail
A community without a newspaper is a community in the dark. And more and more cities and towns are finding themselves without a newspaper. A comprehensive study by the University of North Carolina's...
View ArticleAnother View: Compostables efforts only baby steps so far
It's practically an environmentalist axiom that landfills deserve condemnation. They're ugly and smell terrible. No one wants to live near them. But why exactly is it such a huge problem for our waste...
View ArticleAnother View: Give thanks for WWII generation
Seventy-seven years ago, Americans in Hawaii awoke to the sounds of mass destruction, and the sights of flames and smoke billowing from the bombing of Pearl Harbor.It was a moment that forever changed...
View ArticleAnother View: Why was Trump invested in Flynn?
It is almost a truism in criminal investigations that those who flip early and help prosecutors build their case against higher-ranking figures are shown greater leniency than those who try to gut it...
View ArticleAnother View: Illinois closing in on gambling limit
Legalized gambling isn't the golden goose that it used to be.When the new Illinois governor and Legislature take office in January, they will encounter difficult financial issues and, given their...
View ArticleDavid Adams: Thank you for supporting community journalism
Dear Reader,We’ve come through a year that has been filled with successes and challenges across our communities. We have seen new businesses start up, while others closed their doors. Unspeakable...
View ArticleAnother View: Wednesday provides a glimmer of hope
A merry day-after-Christmas came Wednesday, the fifth day of a partial government shutdown, when all three major stock indexes soared. The surge salvaged a market on the verge of collapse following a...
View ArticleAnother View: Wading through the shutdown
How long will the government shutdown last?That's the question many federal workers are asking after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement on the federal budget.The question only can...
View ArticleAnother View: Stop messing with markets
In American politics, it is axiomatic that presidents get (and take) the credit for economic prosperity and the blame for downturns. The reality is the state of the U.S. economy at any given time...
View ArticleAnother View: Our devices getting more invasive
Electronic gadgets are now part of all of our lives — from the handheld devices we carry and check nonstop for messages to alarm systems that protect our loved ones and property.But it has begun to...
View ArticleAnother View: More veterans needed in political office
Forty years ago, military veterans made up roughly three-quarters of Congress. By 2017, the proportion had dwindled to fewer than 1 in 5. The number of veterans on Capitol Hill will dip slightly again...
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