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Bill Knight | Is there an elephant in the room for GOP?

S.A. Shepler (c) Community Word 2022

Many Illinoisans aren’t that aware of the positions of most of the Republicans competing in the June 28 primary to unseat Gov. JB Pritzker in November’s general election. There seem to be few public appearances, much less press conferences, and…

Editorial | COVID spin doctors making job harder on the real ones

S.A. Shepler (c) Community Word 2022

“Follow the science,” they say, which is good advice. Unfortunately, though, the COVID-19 pandemic has become way too political and is spinning out of control. It’s important to connect the dots and not let opinion cloud the facts. Especially these…

Editorial | Undermining local journalism hurts everyone

S.A. Shepler (c) 2021 Community Word

Dear Gov. Pritzker, Legislature, City Council and others: We are losing independently-owned newspapers at an alarming rate. You say you value local journalism, but you undermine its very existence when you don’t return calls from reporters, don’t issue statements in…