IFB President: 2022 priorities indicate changes ahead for agriculture
February 8, 2022The icy winter temps in the Midwest mean a slow season for many. But for Illinois farmers like me, i...
LCMH excels in patient care
February 8, 2022Several days in Dec./Jan. were spent as a patient in Lawrence County Memorial Hospital. It is no fun...
Miscalculations can start war
In 1852 Napoleon III, the Catholic leader of France, demanded greater rights from the Ottoman Empire...
January: A Month of Sad Exits
COLUMN DIARY, a check of big headlines, small wonders and other highlights: January 2022: 1. Only th...
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Flick: Of Natalie Wood’s death....or murder
Sam Perroni remembers the first time he met actress Natalie Wood. They were together in The Normal T...
USDA pegs Illinois No. 1 for soybeans, No. 2 for corn output
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service final crop production estimates for 2021 confirm a b...
War, what is it good for?
Today 100,000 troops are reportedly massed on the border of Ukraine prepared to invade. We say this ...
PANDA cause for children’s behavior?
PANDA is a disease that attacks children’s brains after a strep infection. We don’t know much about ...
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Regenerative approach takes center stage for Illinois livestock farmer
Logan Karcher returned from Murray State University with a master’s degree and passion for regenerat...
Richard Irvin is a Republican. Period.
Irvin might not be enough of a Republican for the purists. And Democrats might want to weaken Irvin ...
Two people, two amazing results
January 18, 2022“I don’t have hobbies,” billionaire Warren Buffett once said. “I just have passions that look like i...
Supreme Court has a Constitutional crisis on its doorstep
I’ve just returned from a working weekend at Daytona. I did not have time to go to the beach, or any...
Democratic committee jams through redistricting bill without proper hearing
The Illinois Senate’s COVID mitigation protocols (testing, masks and limited remote voting) didn’t a...
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Regenerative approach takes center stage for Illinois livestock farmer
Logan Karcher returned from Murray State University with a master’s degree and passion for regenerat...
It’s Girl Scout Cookie time
When you purchase Girl Scout Cookies, you’re supporting girls’ ability to learn, grow, and thrive th...
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White asks Illinoisans to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This Jan. 17, please join me in celebrating the life, influence and contributions of civil rights le...
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TBIL employees help beautify city
May 19, 2022Toyota Boshoku Illinois employees visited Lawrenceville City Hall on May 13 to help plant flowers at the facility in an effort to help beautify the City of Lawrenceville.
LCMH to host blood drive on June 1
May 19, 2022Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, along with Aperion Care in Bridgeport, will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, June 1 from noon to 6 p.m. in the LCMH Primary Care Clinic basement.
Some things are worth a 52 year wait
Many people think of a graduation ceremony as a rite of passage, but when an event happens that cancels it, you may just shrug it off and think it just wasn’t your time. Sometimes you may have to wait 52 years.