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AMERICANS ARE are both extremely sociable and gadget-obsessed. While these two generally admirable traits have led to many exciting innovations, when combined with driving a car they can be dangerous and even lethal. ... More>>
"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth." -- President John F. Kennedy, in an address to a special... More>>
IN THE book "All the President's Men," about the unraveling of the Watergate scandal, a Washington Post reporter describes meeting "Deep Throat," his principal source, clandestinely in a dark underground parking garage,... More>>
THERE IS a danger in setting expectations too high for Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, whose visit to the United States has many Americans embracing him as a great reformer. Xi is in line to lead China's communist... More>>
FACING POLITICAL reality in an election year, congressional leaders have grudgingly reached a tentative agreement to extend the payroll tax cut and added unemployment benefits through 2012. The deal came together this week... More>>
THE ANNUAL presentation of the president's budget used to be a big deal. But over time, the opposition would greet the arrival of the budget on Capitol Hill with the pronouncement that it was DOA, or "dead on arrival." ... More>>
AT ONE of the coldest and most remote places on Earth, with an Antarctic winter on the doorstep, a team of Russian scientists last week completed drilling through more than 12,000 feet of ice to reach a lake lost to the... More>>
IT IS a national tragedy when, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, 30 percent of veterans between age 18 and 24 are unemployed. Illinois, Missouri and a host of other states are doing the right thing by... More>>
ADD MORE ammunition to the arsenal of anti-smoking efforts with the latest report on secondhand smoke from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to researchers, more than 1 in 5 high school and middle... More>>
To The Herald-Whig: In The Quincy Herald-Whig Page 6A on Feb. 10, the headline reads "Chicago Emanuel wants gun registration in Illinois." Mayor Emanuel states he wanted legislation to require handgun owners to register... More>>
To The Herald-Whig: This is my view on the destruction of the eagle nest at Alexandria, Mo. Up to the time that the tree was destroyed, you could actually see the nest from the highway going to Alexandria. The young man... More>>
To The Herald-Whig: Colton Burpo is the little boy who claims to have taken a trip to heaven and back. Did it actually happen? Does it totally and completely line up with Holy Scriptures, God's divine revelation to... More>>
To The Herald-Whig: If I may be permitted a short space to speak on two subjects. First, thank you to The Herald-Whig for covering so well the political activities in Missouri. It is you, that I and many others here,... More>>
Team Obama trotted out its secret weapon for the fall campaign the other day. To quote an email message sent to supporters by deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter, that weapon is "you." Put another way, Obama is... More>>
Can civility be saved? This has become the question du jour among scholars, journalists and others who fret about such things at dozens of programs popping up around the country. As a nation, we seem to want to be a more... More>>
As the regular season begins in less than six weeks, this is a good time to start talking about baseball. This week's story is about a long-forgotten pioneer in the sport. His name was Moses Fleetwood Walker, and his... More>>
The pro-choice group Personal PAC has filed suit to kill off Illinois' campaign contribution limits to certain political action committees. If the group succeeds, some candidates may start justifiably quivering. ... More>>
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Sports Writer Blake Toppmeyer recaps the Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team's Class 2A Decatur Super-sectional game Monday against Champaign St. Thomas More
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Rodney Hart talks about crime, courts and a variety of other topics. More>>
Staff Writer Mary Poletti offers news, views and other notes from the Northeast Missouri region. More>>
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Sports Writer Matt Schuckman offers up "Spring Training Trivia" to get ready for the baseball season.
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Staff Writer Steve Eighinger shares his thoughts on life in general. More>>
Managing Editor Don Crim offers perspective on the news of the day. More>>
Staff Writer Deborah Gertz Husar looks at Illinois region and agriculture issues. More>>
Don O'Brien looks at the QU men's and women's basketball teams victories over Maryville on Saturday afternoon.
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