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Obituaries: Grismore, Hughes
Obituaries for Rachel Grismore and Judith Hughes… MORE
Obituaries: Albertini
Obituary for Patrick Albertini… MORE
Obituaries: Miller, Garrels, Woosley
Obituaries for Debra Miller, Carol Garrels and Norma Woosley… MORE
Obituaries: Henrichs, Scott
Obituaries for Howard Henrichs and Antoinne Scott… MORE
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Obituary for Robin Cline… MORE
Obituaries: Harsha, Oliver
Obituaries for Harry Harsha and Roy Oliver… MORE
Sarah Vowell celebrates French hero Lafayette
United States has always shared a bond with France. Author Sarah Vowell says the story of American independence can’t be told without recognizing the aid provided to the revolutionaries from France. “We basically owe them our country,” says Vowell, who has written a book about the Marquis de Lafayette, who aided the patriots and helped…… MORE
Obituaries: Challis
Obituary for William Challis… MORE
Obituary: Orris
Obituary for Carol Orris… 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…