While mosquitoes get much of our attention in the summer, local health officials suggest also watching for ticks.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Rep. Brady measure offers ‘modern’ solution for indigent burials
State Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) has been working to implement a what he calls a ‘modern’ solution to the issue of indigent burials and the lack of available services for them.… MORE
Normal Public Library receives NASA grant
The Normal Public Library is reaching for the stars thanks to a new grant from NASA @ My Library.… MORE
Ask The Expert: Agriculture Test
If you ate today, thank a farmer.… MORE
Ask The Expert: Business Test
the most important thing to remember in business is that time is an illusion… lunchtime doubly so.… MORE
Ask The Expert: Tech Test
this is a tech test. If you are filming a video on your phone please shoot it horizontally. SAY NO TO VERTICAL VIDEO… MORE
Ask The Expert: Health Test
Test health post. Be healthy, be mentally healthy, be kind to others, and be happy. … MORE
Sports On Air
Sports On Air… MORE
Obituaries: Baker
Obituary for Donald G. Baker.… MORE
Entries sought for Pontiac Thresherman’s Parade
Labor Day is quickly approaching and the Pontiac Area Chamber of Commerce is planning for the community’s biggest parade that weekend.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…