Opinion

What’s the real need for Olympian Drive? Nothing, really, says Rob, outside of more unneeded noise with your er… “federal” tax dollars at work.

Owning his own condo isn’t everything that Theo ever hoped for.

For most, noise is something that goes without thought. But did you know that it’s damaging you, even if you aren’t fully cognizant of it?

Greg has waded into the shark-infested waters of substitute teaching many times and lived to tell the tale — barely.

With Labor Day right around the corner, Theo shares some of his favorite fall activities in the vicinity of C-U.

Should we let the most intolerant among us dictate the terms of our engagement with each other?

Greg celebrates one of those rare moments of clarity that result from Census Bureau efficiency.

On a whim, and in celebration of PrideFest this week, we’re publishing this well-written and timely piece sent into us by Mark Foley this weekend on equal rights for all.

Steven Slater is being celebrated by some for his JetBlue exit, but Theo isn’t so sure about the precedent that sets.

In advance of what will most likely be a fast ending to an important life, Rob offers his obit of Christopher Hitchens, in advance.

If you don’t think C-U is the hap-hap-happiest place on earth, then… you have something in common with Greg.

Mayor Schweighart visits Caleb’s lawn, with less than predictable results.

If you’ve ever wondered what’s up with traffic and construction here in C-U, a new website in town has set out to deliver the info where others can’t keep up.

Whether you love it from a 2-liter, or from the local Mexican taqueria, pop remains a controversial beverage. Dr. Trupin breaks it down for us.

If a local real estate developer can’t get answers to some basic questions, then how can you expect the public to be informed?

P. Gregory Springer celebrated his birthday by procrastinating his column, and taking note of how aging is actually relieving, in small, refined ways.

It’s Champaign County Fair week, and that can mean only one thing: demolition derby. Theo went above and beyond to file this report.

Oil’s taken center stage at the moment, but coal should be on your environmental radar screen as well, Suhail argues.

Did Dr. Kenneth Howell deserve to be fired for espousing Catholic doctrine concerning homosexual acts in a class studying Catholicism?

Greg decides to stop reading the local newspaper, and this decision may have caused a breach in the space-time continuum.

Theo’s not anti-child, but he’s not planning on being a father.

What if the only bathroom stall at your workplace was appropriated by a mysterious figure?

With Independence Day approaching, Greg wonders where all this celebrating of wars has left us.

…they pulled him back in. An editorial from yesterday’s paper stuck in Stuart’s craw, and here he is, on blast.

“Public relations” becomes “public engagement” and “sustainability” serves the will of capital. And that’s just the beginning…

Ever feel like you’re missing out if you’re not a “newspaper reader”? Stuart says don’t worry, you’re not missing anything if you’re not reading the Gazoo.

If the name Geoff Shepard doesn’t ring a bell with regards to the Watergate scandal, you are likely not alone. Rob McColley speaks with him about how that era has had more than one ripple effects.

Whether you choose to believe it or not, more than one person may have been up to no good during Watergate.

If it’s like reading Dante’s Inferno in reverse, then that means we’re starting with Cal Thomas.

The past weekend’s Taste of C-U was yet another reminder that the Champaign Park District leaves much to be desired from their events. Bob Evans? Papa John’s? Quite simply, it’s insulting.

After the family that runs Salt and Light were given a new home by a TV show, their popularity rose so fast that they are running out of funds. Here’s how you can help.

Dan knows the deodorant ads are juvenile, but didn’t realize how juvenile until recently.

Being honest with oneself in regards to their sexual health means finding a practitioner that you can trust. Emma Reaux advises.

Greg relates some of his experiences from jury duty, and he hopes that even though he ended up doing nothing, that he accomplished something.

Stuart’s on vacation in the Great Lakes State, but thanks to the internets, he can get riled up by the N-G just the same.

We’re more the same than we aren’t — unfortunately.

The outlook isn’t rosy either within or without this week’s Sunday News-Gazette, and Stuart’s ready to take a break.

As fine as the Tour de CU event was in many ways, its roads were literally dangerous and advertised wrongly. What happened? Anna wants to know.

Greg’s back, and since he’s been gone he’s attempted to update Ginsberg for a new generation and unearthed his inner bureaucrat. Read on.

Stuart finds more to like in this week’s Sunday edition of the News-Gazette.

Doug laments what will be lost when the downtown Champaign bookstore closes its doors to make room for a U of I art gallery.

Stuart plunked down some cold, hard cash and bought the Saturday and Sunday editions of the News-Gazette this weekend. Here’s what you may have “missed.”

The founder of the local chapter shares its origin story.

The Chair of the Student Sustainability Committee discusses sustainability initiatives on campus and beyond.

In part two of his two-part Olympian Drive series, Stuart delves deeper into the machinations behind the road project.

Stuart sees parallels between the movie classic Chinatown and the Olympian Drive project in C-U. Part one of two.

In part two of Rob’s response to Seth’s over-the-top “draconian” column on driving while drinking, he suggests that Big Brother step in, and perhaps help out the cause.

At the risk of being overly PC, Caleb and Joel make a plea for you to be more creative in your insults this year.