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Letter to the Editor: The founding fathers did get it right

By Letter to the Editor | April 22, 2012

In regards to Colin Remes’ columns: “What our founding fathers didn’t get right” demonstrates that the left is dropping their veil and no longer even pretends to follow the constitution. Remes has also bashed the constitutionalist tea party movement...

Journalists discuss election, impact on Ill.

By Northern Star Staff | February 26, 2012

Top journalists were at the Campus Life Building Saturday to discuss the upcoming election and issues impacting Illinois. Mark Brown of the Chicago Sun-Times, Bruce Dold of the Chicago Tribune and Bernie Schoenburg of the Springfield State Journal-Register...

Is Joe Walsh what America needs?

By Parker Happ | November 9, 2011

Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh (R-8) spoke at NIU College Republicans' meet and greet event yesterday night, Northern Star columnist Parker Happ spoke with Walsh on his views about education, the Republican Party, and curbing student apathy towards politics....

In Focus: Why is our government broken?

By Aaron Brooks | October 20, 2011

Aaron Brooks Columnist Our government is broken because it does not work for the 99 percent of Americans but for corporations and the wealthy. As reported by CBS News in November 2009, a report by The Center for Responsible Politics found 44 percent of...

The Tea Party is dangerous to the U.S. political discourse

The Tea Party is dangerous to the U.S. political discourse

By Phil Case | October 6, 2010

With elections coming up, no political movement is garnering more national headlines than the Tea Party. Spearheaded by dynamic figures such as Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck, the movement is riding a wave of anti-establishment backlash to surprising electoral...

In Focus: Is the GOP’s Pledge to America worthwhile?

In Focus: Is the GOP’s Pledge to America worthwhile?

On Thursday, the Republican Party formally unveiled the Pledge to America, a 21-page document outlining the House Republicans' legislative agenda if they regain the majority in the upcoming midterm elections in November. For this week's "In Focus," various...