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Don’t blame the jury; Anthony verdict is fair

By Jerry Burnes | July 12, 2011

Not guilty. Those two words hold a lot of weight in today's society, as someone is more often guilty until proven innocent. Casey Anthony is the latest example. The latest example of how the justice system actually worked. Many of you reading this are...

Column regarding genetically modified foods was one-sided and misinformed

June 30, 2011

Melissa Mastrogiovanni’s column on Genetically Modified (GM) foods  is a thinly-veiled hatchet job, repeating a mixture of half-truths, lies and grossly misinformed opinions about this technology. This was disappointing, as Ms. Mastrogiovanni interviewed...

Pat Quinn speaks with reporters in his office at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. Quinn recently singed a ban against the death penalty in Illinois.

No Death Penalty in William Curl trial

By Junae Bennet | March 20, 2011

DeKALB | Prosecutors were considering seeking the death penalty against William Curl, the DeKalb man accused of murdering NIU student Antinette Keller. But that is no longer the case. On Wednesday, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law a bill that abolished...