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The Budget Farce: A Travesty in Two Acts

2 years 8 months ago
On today’s X-Date: Watch out for Act II, the annual budget process for the new fiscal year that begins October 1, when Democrats will be playing a weaker hand.
Robert Kuttner

The Fake ‘Left-Wing Attack on Science’

2 years 8 months ago
The supposed mistreatment of an article that criticized leftist assaults on scientific objectivity was itself a fake. Why did the editors of The New York Times take this fraud seriously?
Peter Dreier

Lessons in Hijacking

2 years 8 months ago
Listen to an episode about plane hijacking on our Here’s History podcast with KDHX. Between 1968 and 1972, more than 130 flights in the US were hijacked. Aircraft hijacking occurred with such frequency that many came to view it as commonplace. However, the hijacking at Lambert Field in 1972 was anything but common. On the evening …
Laura Shimel

Nicole Morris Sworn In As Probationary Wood River Police Officer

2 years 8 months ago
WOOD RIVER - At the Wood River Council Meeting Monday night, Officer Nicole Morris took the oath of office as a Probationary Police Officer. Officer Morris is a graduate of East Alton-Wood River High School and grew up in Wood River. Officer Morris has already received her basic police academy training and started her field training on Monday. "We explained what great community support we have in Wood River," Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells said. "Please help us welcome Officer Morris to Wood River."

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