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OP-ED: Scott Reeder looks at how landlords are impacted by the eviction moratorium.

By Scott Reeder | Aug 12, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – In the maelstrom of economic chaos roiled by the COVID-19 virus, small-time landlords are struggling to stay afloat.

Reeder: How we as a society address homelessness

By Scott Reeder | Aug 4, 2021

Sometimes hearts rather than policies need to be changed.

REEDER: 'As demonstrators in Havana marched through the streets this month waving U.S. flags, George Ryan sat in his Kankakee home'

By Scott Reeder | Jul 21, 2021

As demonstrators in Havana marched through the streets this month waving U.S. flags, George Ryan sat in his Kankakee home, watched the reports on television and remembered another controversy regarding the Stars and Stripes and Cuba.

Reeder: Political parties that have failed the U.S. Senate

By Scott Reeder | Jul 7, 2021

Nothing is more annoying in public policy than people who complain, but don’t offer solutions.

Reeder: Well-intentioned but faulty legislation would bankrupt pet stores and hurt dog breeders across Illinois

By Scott Reeder | May 26, 2021

A well-intentioned, but really dumb, bill pending before the Legislature would allow pet shops to sell dogs and cats only if they are obtained from a pound or rescue group.

Reeder: 'My family was a victim of something called "loot boxes"'

By Scott Reeder | May 12, 2021

Five years ago, I opened up my credit card bill and nearly keeled over.

Reeder: Student loan forgiveness program helps households with six-digit incomes

By Scott Reeder | Apr 28, 2021

Imagine a state government with the worst credit rating in the nation, borrowing money to pay off the personal debts of individuals with six-digit incomes buying homes that cost as much as $500,000.

Reeder: 'Measure aims to remove the court doctrine of qualified immunity for officers'

By Scott Reeder | Apr 14, 2021

State Rep. Curtis Tarver is a man on a mission to reform Illinois law enforcement by eliminating a special legal protection given cops.

REEDER: 'Too often we view race relations in monochrome'

By Scott Reeder | Mar 28, 2021

I was chatting with a friend the other day and I mentioned that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was married to someone of a different race.

Reeder: Censorship? Nope. It’s called parenting

By Scott Reeder | Mar 15, 2021

Dr. Seuss, P.D. Eastman and Beverly Cleary were among my favorite authors when I was learning to read.

REEDER: Mysterious benefactor down under

By Scott Reeder | Mar 1, 2021

At first, Olivia Hayse received an email from a stranger in Australia that claimed he wanted to donate more than $15,000 to her Springfield employer – but first he needed their bank account and check routing numbers.

OP-ED: Time for children to get back to school and lawmakers to get back to work

By Scott Reeder | Feb 17, 2021

Would you like your milk in a bag?

OP-ED: It IS our problem -- our obligation to help one another and instill those values in our children

By Scott Reeder | Feb 3, 2021

“It’s not our problem.” I hate those four words more than any others strung together in the English language.

OP-ED: Scott Reeder writes about police reform legislation being debated in Springfield

By Scott Reeder | Jan 20, 2021

“This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.”

Scott Reeder: It's too soon to write off Mike Madigan getting re-elected Speaker of the House and explains why

By Scott Reeder | Dec 8, 2020

The political obituaries for Mike Madigan may well be premature.

OP-ED: As newspapers move away from candidate endorsements, Scott Reeder discusses the practice

By Scott Reeder | Sep 28, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – A friend who is an old newspaperman contacted me the other day and wanted to know what I thought of the local newspaper no longer endorsing political candidates. My response: it’s about time.

REEDER Illinois women end up in a bureaucratic mess when 1 tests positive for COVID-19

By Scott Reeder | Sep 2, 2020

One of the most indelible memories in any adults’ life is the first week away from home.

REEDER: U.S. Attorney John Lausch wants to take down Madigan

By Scott Reeder | Jul 21, 2020

“Implicated but not charged.” That’s how Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan was described in news story after news story since federal prosecutors and Commonwealth Edison entered into a plea deal Friday.

REEDER: This crisis of accountability is nothing new

By Scott Reeder | Jun 9, 2020

For the first time in my life, this week I put a “political” sign in my front yard.

REEDER: It’s a tough time to be a hog farmer

By Scott Reeder | May 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected a variety of businesses, but perhaps none more than the swine industry.

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