Despite dropping 2,267 points in the past four days with fears of the Coronavirus, two local investors are advising investors not to read today’s headlines and sellout.… MORE
Category Archives: Health News
YWCA offers sexual assault survivors hope through ‘Stepping Stones’ program
Harvey Weinstein’s case played a big part in the ‘Me Too’ movement started by women in Hollywood.… MORE
Area hospitals bring home good report card
Hospitals in Central Illinois are making the grade.… MORE
Research shows green tea can help cancer patients
Asking a cancer patient to trade their hearing for being cancer-free would be a toughie. But hearing loss, among other things, is a side effect of a popular cancer drug.… MORE
Hy-Vee announces voluntary recall of six products
Hy-Vee, Inc. announced Thursday it’s voluntarily recalling six of its meat and potato products across its eight-state region because of possible contamination with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.… MORE
Bob Evans sausage pulled from shelves in Illinois and other states
A massive recall of Bob Evans sausage after some products were found to be contaminated.… MORE
New flu vaccine comes to you
If you would rather forego a flu shot than sit in the doctor’s office you may soon be able to be vaccinated with one trip to your mailbox.… MORE
Vaccination push to combat Hepatitis A
The Illinois Department of Public Health is working to get more people vaccinated against Hepatitis A.… MORE
Voluntary recall pulls nasal spray from shelves
Shelves at CVS, Walgreens, Dollar General, Family Dollar and other stores are being cleared of nasal sprays and baby oral gel after the products were recalled because of possible contamination.… 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…