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A portrait:
Hand-me-down
life of migrants
Judy Lutz
Spencer
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Higher ed:
Examining the
role of the
university
Donald
Sevener
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Cover Illustration: A photograph by
Judy Lutz Spencer of Maria Carillo
and 79-year-old mother, Marie Mauricio.
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Columns
Politics
The Democrats face a dogfight over the U.S. Senate seat
Charles N. Wheeler III ______ 6
The State of the State
It's our loss when the Capitol pressroom has a revolving door
Tom Littlewood __________ 8
Your Turn
Time for lawmakers to let us vote on merit selection of judges
Robert W. Bergstrom ______ 38
A View from Chicago
Families are not at the top of anyone's list in the city
James Ylisela Jr. _________ 42
Etcetera
A critique of correctional industries
Jennifer Halperin ___________ 20
A mini-profile of Dennis Hastert
Madeleine Doubek ___________ 26
An analysis of congressional assignments
Jack R. Van Der Slik _________ 26
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Departments
A Conversation with Our Readers
Ed Wojcicki ____________ 3
Innovations
Farmers go online
Beverley Scobell __________ 4
State Stix
The cost of college
Donald Sevener __________ 34
Court Briefs
F. Mark Siebert and Debi Edmund_________ 35
Books
The story of the Heath clan
Wes Smith ____________ 36
State Reports
Anna J. Merritt ___________ 37
Letters ________________ 37
People
Beverley Scobell and Jennifer Halperin _______ 40
Esprit de Pol ____ see back cover
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