Obituary for Anjuli Manns-Miller… MORE
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Obituaries: Brucker, Miller, Pendleton, Seifert
Obituaries for Leota Brucker, Donald Miller, Esther Pendleton, and Carol Seifert… MORE
Obituaries: Bromley
Obituary for Mary Bromley… MORE
McLean County Board District 2 write-in candidates to meet in forum
A candidate’s forum is being held Thursday for the four people looking to fill the second District 2 seat on the McLean County Board.… MORE
How con men outthink their targets
From internet scams to Ponzi schemes, there is no shortage in the number of people who are out to make a dishonest buck. Does the prevalence of scammers indicate that there are too many especially gullible people to feed the predatory nature of con artists? Psychologist and science writer Maria Konnikova interviewed dozens of con…… MORE
Obituaries: Harsh, Shepard
ARROWSMITH – Sylvia “Kay” Shepard, 72, of Arrowsmith, died at 5:02 pm, Thursday, March 3, 2016 at her residence in Arrowsmith. Funeral services will be 11 am, Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax with Pastor Dan Jassman officiating. Burial will follow in Wiley Cemetery, Colfax. Visitation is from 4 to 6 pm,…… MORE
Obituaries: Pietrowiak, Schwartz
Obituaries for Bernard Pietrowiak and Connie Schwartz… MORE
Obituary: Kramer
Patsy D. Kramer, 84, of Bloomington, passed away at 10:35 a.m., Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at McLean County Nursing Home, Normal. Her memorial service will be at Noon, Monday, March 7, 2016 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington at a later date. The family will receive friends from…… MORE
Obituaries: Tucker, Bromley, Willner, Yelliott
Obituaries for Kenneth Tucker, Steven Bromley, Peggy Willner and George Yelliott… MORE
Obituaries: Beaman, Sutter
Obituaries for Glen Beaman and Mary Sutter… 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…