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by John R. Stiles
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Dr. M. L. King: I cried during the funeral
Fridgerator and da bees
Ethics, or the lack thereof, in Dubuque
It's about the fun
Vietnam claims another victim
He was right again
They can share my wall
Baseball justice
Galesburg's own flying nun
Road trips with the old man
Some things you just can't forget
Learning granddaughters
We're the unwelcome
Memories from childhood
We're all accomplices to murder
Better late than never
Most wars are dead wrong
Democracy must come from within
Iowa owes me
A tribute to Bill Campbell
Thirty-three years
There but for the grace of God go I
It's a touchy-feel time of year
Forgive me father fgor I have... ice cream
What do you get the kid who has everything?
My old man warned me
Blame the messenger
E-trash just adds to the clutter
Now I'm getting scared
Door County: a real chick trip
Gary Condit: it's time for him to go
Jakey has 3 Grandpas
Curses, it's the cursors
Foot in mouth disease
Kids say the...
War and remembrance
Revenge, vengeance and the death penalty
Nobody really wants to be an editor
The good guys always win... on TV
Traffic:
a movie for our time
Guns do kill people
The Valentine's plot
My pop wasn't so uncool after all
Circuses make me sad
Jump school
It's time for Al Gore to give it up
A nun created night baseball
?
Who are the real patriots
?
Eminem's no worse than all that other newfangled noise they call music
The times they are a changin'
Don't tell me about your grandkids
Be careful about the things you wish for
The oil companies wouldn't lie
You can never go home again ... or can you
?
Cancelling your subscription doesn't hurt us
The community failed Joey Range
In search of a real barber shop
Does that make me a homophobe
?
There's a killer on the loose
Real husbands know arts and crafts
Another view of the heroes we hail on Memorial Day
The joy of moving
This
kind of imitation isn't flattering
?
Rethinking Vietnam
Kids, guns and violence
Galesburg was once a proud blue-collar town
Elian should go home
Give it up for Lent
Political morality: an oxymoron in Illinois
Last updated January 22, 2005
Dr. M. L. King: I cried during the funeral