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08.12.2008 9:02 pm

Wednesday’s editorial: Paralysis in Springfield

blagomad_opt.jpgEarlier this year, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill that would make it easier for college students to remain covered by their parents’ medical insurance policies if the kids are enrolled part-time or have to drop out because of…

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06.22.2008 9:01 pm

Illinois: Paving roads with IOUs

Illinois state government runs on the buy-now/pay-later plan, and it’s been that way for decades. If a new public works program called “Illinois Works” is approved by the General Assembly, the state will buy $34 billion worth of infrastructure projects…

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06.05.2008 9:10 pm

Illinois: Who’s next?

The federal bribery conviction of Antoin “Tony” Rezko on Wednesday left a single question on the minds of Illinois politicians: Who’s next?
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald appears to be climbing the investigative ladder, nailing defendants one by one, then offering…

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05.26.2008 9:01 pm

Tuesday editorial: Before the flood

cd_tlp_floodplain_flood_wall1_opt.jpgMetro East businesses and homeowners have been living on borrowed time.
Five levees along the Mississippi River from Alton to Columbia, Ill., are inadequate to protect low-lying communities from what’s called a 100-year flood. They have been deficient for years.…

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05.06.2008 9:00 pm

Wednesday editorials: Free falling

parachute_opt.jpgMedicaid is like a parachute for thousands of Missouri and Illinois families: Most of the time, they don’t need it. But when the economy slows down, nothing else will take its place.

It plays the same role for economically hard…

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04.01.2008 9:01 pm

Wednesday editorial

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

Here’s an advance look at one of the editorials that will appear in Wednesday’s Post-Dispatch and online at STLtoday.com/news/editorials.

NO GREAT ALTERNATIVES

As they bounce over the potholes and stew in the traffic backups, Illinoisans feel the need for a…

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