Holiday food prices remain high, but supplies remain strong

Americans look forward to celebrating the simplest of gifts and gathering with family and friends around the table during the holiday season. It is also often a time of giving thanks as Illinois farmers mark the end of another growing season. 

Legal system now disturbed with politics

What does it matter that a special prosecutor has now been appointed to handle matters involving accusations of criminal activity by Donald Trump?

Flick: Please pass the thanks

While all holidays obviously have meaning and merit, Thanksgiving surely is among the best.  

Illinois finances headed in right direction

Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration recently used its annual Economic and Fiscal Policy Report to outline three new budget proposals.

Flick: A real-life Hollywood nightmare

These are divided times in a nation divided, of cancel cultures, of vastly different views and visions, of angered extremes and threats to a democracy, perhaps only paralleled by the times of the Civil War and Jared Brown’s dad.  

Honoring the last full measure of devotion

The Gettysburg Address is the most well-known political speech ever written in the English language. This means almost everyone has heard it at least once, but it also means the speech is like a popular song that’s so overplayed it becomes background noise.

No steal in this election either

There was no steal in this election either. We heard a tale of conspiracy and projected wave of denier support that would sweep both houses of congress.

Harvest issues mount for Ukrainian farmers

Ukrainian farmers dealing with unimaginable challenges from the Russian invasion are facing even more difficulties as wheat harvest gains steam.

Illinois Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program returns

A federal-state conservation program has returned with incentives and rental payments to improve water quality and wildlife and aquatic habitat.

IFB President: 2022 priorities indicate changes ahead for agriculture

The icy winter temps in the Midwest mean a slow season for many. But for Illinois farmers like me, i...

LCMH excels in patient care

Several 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...