Obituaries for Ruth Collins and Gene Sutton… MORE
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Obituaries: Bowman, Goodin, Hubly, Pick, Rassi
Edwina Bowman Colfax – Edwina Bowman, 92, of Colfax, passed away at 3 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016 at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa. Her funeral will be held at 11:00am, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Colfax. Pastor Ed Hudelson will be officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Colfax.…… MORE
Obituary: Dyer
Bert Emery Dyer, 90, Fairbury beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather was called home to his Lord and Savior at 8:49 am Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal.… MORE
Obituaries: Kilgus, Trainor
Obituaries for A. John Kilgus and Barbara Trainor… MORE
B-N Police Blotter: Wed. Nov. 23, 2016
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Obituaries: Carmany
Obituary for Jim Carmany… MORE
Obituaries: Collins
Obituary for Gary Collins… MORE
Obituaries: Musick, Steinkamp
Obituaries for Ethel Musick and Anita Steinkamp… MORE
Obituaries: Mercer, Newby, Raby
Obituaries for Rollin Mercer, Vicki Jo Newby, Carl Raby… MORE
Ralph Nader: Trump stole progressive message
When Ralph Nader viewed Donald Trump’s final television ad, aired just before Americans headed to the polls, he saw a populist message. “Except for his comments on immigration, it could have been given by an progressive politician in America,” Nader says. “So he sort of seized the message of income inequality, wealth inequality, abandonment of…… 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…