•October 14, 2020•
Submitted by Cheri Burcham
Extension Educator, University of Illinois Extension

Family Life Intern Sabrina Roley from the Champaign Extension office wrote this great article that I wanted to share with you. She asks: have you ever thought about how the online world affects us and why we should take a digital detox? Social media has become the number one activity on the internet. People are becoming more addicted to social media causing mental and physical issues. Taking a break from social media can help improve anybody’s life.
A digital detox is a period when an individual becomes disconnected from social or online media. This can include reducing the amount of time spent on social media or disconnecting completely.
• The younger generations are more likely to become addicted to social media because they have more knowledge and are more familiar with smartphones. Read More

•October 14, 2020•
Governor Duncan and Nelson

by Janet Roney

In March, the city of Sullivan passed a significant milestone, its 175th anniversary. Local and national events crowded out any notice of it, which this series of articles may rectify.
It took two years and two votes of its citizens after Moultrie County was created in 1843 before the location of the county seat was chosen by a majority of voters. Factions had developed supporting either East Nelson, the oldest and largest village in the county, or Asa’s Point, an uninhabited, beautiful spot at the junction of two trails south of Eagle Pond. The histories of the county say Nelson lost to Asa’s Point, now Sullivan, because it was not in the center of the county, but Nelson had other issues. Read More