Opinion
Editorial Cartoon
Downtown Alton has found ways to outlast the doubters
By DENNIS GRUBAUGH Thirty years ago, Downtown Alton was dying on the vine. A once-thriving business district was going downhill fast. You could see the difference reflected in historical photos from decades past. Just after World War II, cars, merchants and shoppers would line Third, Belle, State and Piasa streets, vying for the bargains they…
Read MoreNow that we tried everything else, let’s do the right thing
By ALAN J. ORTBALS Last month, the Illinois Supreme Court smacked a big, bright, UNCONSTITUTIONAL stamp on the legislature’s 2013 pension fix law. It wasn’t a mixed review. The decision was both unanimous and harsh. The legislature has tried to lie their way out and wriggle their way out and neither has worked. So, what’s…
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