Opinion
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The Edwards-ville City Council says enforcing its sign ordinance is good government, but how exactly does ordering a business to replace a perfectly good sign improve the well-being of the community?
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The crime statistics for 2007 are out, and the numbers should be setting off alarm bells in St. Clair, Madison and Monroe counties. Serious crime is up significantly in all three counties.
Limits on everything Our economy has landed with a sickening thud in the dismal swamp of red mud. There are obvious reasons. Big banks, loan companies and investment groups used over-the-top credit to attempt to achieve riches beyond anyone's dreams, and this house of cards came crashing down. Home buyers failed to realize that buying homes with unmanageable loans could cost them everything.
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