Columns by Larry Lough

Could you give Nicholas Sheley a fair trial?

For the record, we want to report that the Illinois attorney general’s office does not believe the city of Sterling violated the law when officials concealed details of their recently renegotiated contract with firefighters.

Just when you had recovered from 2008 election fever ... a new strain arrives!

When the president of the United States wins the Nobel Peace Prize, is that front-page news?

“News is what the editor says it is.”