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Kindergarteners at Guardian Angel School celebrated Letter People Week with costumes, a parade, fun activities, and a cake ...
As I listen to news, or read the newspaper, I continue to be amazed at the unconstitutional things that the president of the United States does and am disheartened to realize that the Congress ...
One of the most thankless jobs and yet important is to serve on a school board. My friend Julie Wagner just completed serving 12 years on the Mercer County School Board. Julie is no stranger to ...
My best childhood memories are of my grandparents' farm in Newton, Illinois. My parents raised my sister and me in Champaign, but all holidays and most of the summer, my sister and I were in ...
I am a former homeless shelter worker and am often asked, "Should I give money to those who are holding a sign?" My answer is typically, "No." You see, it makes more sense to give money to the ...
With his discussion of classified information via unofficial channels, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reminds one of the elementary school-age child who, having been entrusted with a secret ...
To my further surprise, on April 16, Ms. Perchy informed me that she was in receipt of a letter from OPM stating that my case had been resolved and that my retirement pay was being made whole.
I read Louise Hoffman Broach’s recent “Simple Stuff” column (April 8, “What do I really need to know about you?”) about pronouns and was gob smacked by the amount of privilege conveyed. ...
The “Climate Wise” column “Wastewater Planners Have Lost Their Way” in last week’s Enterprise was misinformed and misleading. First and foremost, it is critical that readers understand ...
A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer this weekend, in a reminder of France's complicated past relationship with the ...
To the editor: We would like to ask Sen. Dan Sullivan four questions.
Why did millions of people across the country spend a Saturday afternoon at Hands Off protests on April 5? What motivated people in every state -- even in Republican strongholds like Utah, Idaho, Iowa ...