As the war in Iraq surges on, the costs incurred by the United States continue to rise. Military operations alone cost the nation $251 billion through last December, and that number is expected to double if the war runs a few more years. But this amount...

According to a statement released by the Taxpayers United of America, President George W. Bush and members of Congress are financing the war in Iraq and pork barrel spending with a hidden tax increase all of us see at the checkout line: inflation. "The...

There is a resource to help make prescription drugs more affordable to everyone, especially those with health insurance. Funded by the National Association of Counties and Caremark, the DeKalb County Prescription Discount Drug Card is free and available...

Nearly two years after Bar One falsified a surveillance video showing a minor enter with a fake I.D. to dodge charges, Bar One and the DeKalb Liquor Commission reached an agreement in fines, suspensions and change of ownership. "I am glad to have this...

Have you ever watched a movie or television show and noticed a character using a phone or driving a car with the manufacturer's logo clearly displayed’ If so, then you're aware that many corporations and production studios are now utilizing product...

College towns have a universal profile they strive to fulfill. Bike shops, used book stores, noncommercial coffee houses and ethnic restaurants are all included in such a profile. One area DeKalb lacks in is organic and whole foods retailers, said DeKalb...

As liquor commissioner, Mayor Frank Van Buer agreed to a laundry list of fines for Bar One, totalling $45,000, a 15-day suspension and a mandatory change of ownership. Bar One, 1000 W. Lincoln Highway, has to pay the fine and serve the suspension before...

Modern science and technology have coupled to give the world everything from surgery-performing robots to artificial hearts and cloned animals. "Why not a self-cleaning towel," asked innovators in the bed and bath department of WestPoint Stevens. The...

DeKalb is trying to embrace its designation as a university town and change the makeup of the downtown area to attract the NIU community. A large part of the plotting to give vitality to DeKalb has fixated on the area on Lincoln Highway between First...

In an effort to squash the political duopoly that has defined the United States, Amendment Chairman Robert Redfern introduced an amendment to the state legislature that would allow third parties greater influence by adding another representative to each...

Universities such as NIU are known everywhere as the breeding grounds of the minds of the future. Someday graduates will be set loose in to the "real" world full of knowledge and potential. But in today's pop culture dependent society, what type of knowledge...