Daily Southtown, then Sun Times. The Tribune and Bruce Dold are tools for their ultra-conservative publishers who kowtow to com ed, at & t, and george bush, in spite of contrary evidence. the tribune is a little too pro big business instead of pro consumer and pro worker and pro average citizen.
For people in the Metro East area of St. Louis there are two choices: the St. Louis Post-Dispatch which promotes most any and all Democratic issues and candidates and the Belleville News-Democrat which does the same for Republicans. It’s difficult to totally believe either one.
- ONEMANCANMAKEADIFFERENCE - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 10:55 am:
Well from watching Walter Jacobson Perspective Tuesday night where he showed a number of newspaper editorials about the Governor and interestingly I read all of them, it hard to chose one paper.
I read the Chicago Tribune’s editorial thats so straight forward and to the point that sometimes when I finish reading all I can say is WOW!
I read the Chicago Suntimes’s editorials and see the same. But I believe the Suntimes editorials “hits closer to home”.
I also read the State Journal Registry editorials and I think that a lot of them are written by Bernie Shoenburg as alot of them has the same tone as his news columns. I enjoy his columns
That being said, it would be hard to pick one as each paper’s editorial has caught my attention on many days and left me with my mouth wide open.
Great question. I nearly always find the State Journal-Register editorials fair-minded and with perspective that the Chicago papers lack. They’ve seen it all in Springfield and don’t flip out over the politics of governing nearly so fast. My favorite recent editorial was one that chastized Republicans for calling “Healthy Kids” political. “And this is a bad thing?” the paper asked. Bernie doesn’t write these, but the tone is the same because the paper knows its stuff and everyone, including the editorial writers, are on the “inside.”
They all lean left. Critcizing clowns like Blago, Stroger or Daley doesn’t count. They all have a bias towards sensationalism and liberal activism. It is hard for the public to act as a check and balance system. They might not like them, but want to stay informed.
- illinois insider - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 8:30 am:
Daily Southtown, then Sun Times. The Tribune and Bruce Dold are tools for their ultra-conservative publishers who kowtow to com ed, at & t, and george bush, in spite of contrary evidence. the tribune is a little too pro big business instead of pro consumer and pro worker and pro average citizen.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 8:46 am:
The Sun-Times. They’re fair, non-partisan, and most importantly, don’t take themselves too seriously.
Blue-blooded arrogance oozes from every word published by the Tribune editorial board.
- diane - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 8:54 am:
For people in the Metro East area of St. Louis there are two choices: the St. Louis Post-Dispatch which promotes most any and all Democratic issues and candidates and the Belleville News-Democrat which does the same for Republicans. It’s difficult to totally believe either one.
- Sheesh - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 8:55 am:
Crain’s Chicago Business.
It’s the only one I can read *without* having my intelligence insulted.
- So-Called "Austin Mayor" - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 9:31 am:
Bwahahahaha!
- ONEMANCANMAKEADIFFERENCE - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 10:55 am:
Well from watching Walter Jacobson Perspective Tuesday night where he showed a number of newspaper editorials about the Governor and interestingly I read all of them, it hard to chose one paper.
I read the Chicago Tribune’s editorial thats so straight forward and to the point that sometimes when I finish reading all I can say is WOW!
I read the Chicago Suntimes’s editorials and see the same. But I believe the Suntimes editorials “hits closer to home”.
I also read the State Journal Registry editorials and I think that a lot of them are written by Bernie Shoenburg as alot of them has the same tone as his news columns. I enjoy his columns
That being said, it would be hard to pick one as each paper’s editorial has caught my attention on many days and left me with my mouth wide open.
- Reddbyrd - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 11:02 am:
The Daily Herald….their writers actually do some research before writing. Most other papers barely read the headlines
- Hearsay - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 11:33 am:
Oh yeah, the Daily Herald, I’m surprised anyone has the chance to read it as the readers are so used to charred print.
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 11:59 am:
What’s a newspaper?
- dekalb dem - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 1:20 pm:
Great question. I nearly always find the State Journal-Register editorials fair-minded and with perspective that the Chicago papers lack. They’ve seen it all in Springfield and don’t flip out over the politics of governing nearly so fast. My favorite recent editorial was one that chastized Republicans for calling “Healthy Kids” political. “And this is a bad thing?” the paper asked. Bernie doesn’t write these, but the tone is the same because the paper knows its stuff and everyone, including the editorial writers, are on the “inside.”
- The Colonel - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 5:32 pm:
Investor’s Business Daily
- It wasn't me! - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 5:53 pm:
Chicago Tribune here
- did I say that? - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 6:10 pm:
chicago tribune….sorry you democrats don’t like that they call out Rod on his bad ideas.
- Cap'n Crud - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 6:43 pm:
State Journal-Register and Daily Southtown, in a tie. Both consistently run sharp, savvy, well-written and well-reasoned edits.
- WWDMD - Thursday, Jan 19, 06 @ 9:49 pm:
Southtown…naturally they are focused on the southland, but comment pretty fairly on regional issues
- Jenny Kustra - Friday, Jan 20, 06 @ 6:48 pm:
They all lean left. Critcizing clowns like Blago, Stroger or Daley doesn’t count. They all have a bias towards sensationalism and liberal activism. It is hard for the public to act as a check and balance system. They might not like them, but want to stay informed.
- Anon - Saturday, Jan 21, 06 @ 8:12 am:
I would not trust or believe anything I read in a Trib Editorial. The Trib regularly sticks its nose in things it knows nothing about.