Redskins XC Continue Season
•October 4, 2023• by E. Scott England The Sullivan Redskins XC teams ran in Taylorville and Mattoon last week. The first meet of the week took place at the Christian County Fairgrounds against four other teams. Sophomore Johnathan Iacobazzi finished fifth overall with a time of 17:17.32. Seniors Easton England and Davis Diepholz both finished in the top 20 at 16th and 19th, respectively. The Lady Redskins only had three runners compete at the race. Sophomore Eiley Poe was the top finisher for the team with an 8th place finish. Senior Allison Cullen crossed the line in 12th while junior … Read More
Cami Badman’s Honors English III Student Letters To The Editor (Continued from Sept. 27 issue)
Dear Editor, Standardized testing is a very debatable topic in the United States. For many years, there has been talk about eliminating standardized testing from schools because they don’t improve education in America. However, there are many pros and cons to that argument. That being said, standardized testing should still be used in American education. “In his book Defending Standardized Testing, Dr. Richard Phelps presents his finding after analyzing 100+ years of research on standardized tests, and concludes that 93% of studies have shown standardized tests as having a positive influence on student achievement.” Although standardized tests can be a … Read More
Obituaries 10-4-2023: Gene Wirth
Gene Wirth Gene L. Wirth, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 1:23 p.m., Friday September 29, 2023, in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. … Read More
Obituaries 10-4-2023: Thomas Winings
Thomas Winings Thomas Raglan Winings passed away peacefully September 23, 2023, at age 79 from Parkinson’s Disease. He was born the second of three children June 26, 1944, in Decatur, Illinois to Ernest and Mary Winings. Tom grew up on a dairy farm in Lovington, Illinois. He learned to work hard milking cows and planting, weeding, and harvesting soybeans, corn, oats, wheat, and hay with his father and older brother. … Read More
Obituaries 10-4-2023: Patrick Slaughter
Patrick Slaughter Patrick Jerome “Sam” Slaughter 75 of Sullivan, IL passed away at 7:10 a.m. on Sunday, September 24, 2023, in his home. … Read More
Obituaries 10-4-2023: David Kinert
David Kinert David L. Kinert, 65, of Lovington, passed away at 9:28 p.m., Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. … Read More
Obituaries 10-4-2023: Betty Harl
Betty Harl Betty June Harl, of Newman, formerly of Sullivan and Charleston, passed away 11:35 p.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Newman. … Read More
Obituaries 10-4-2023: Doris Featherling
Doris Featherling Doris M. Featherling, 105, passed away at 12:06 a.m. Thursday, September 28, 2023 in the Oddfellows- Rebekah Home, Mattoon. … Read More
The Point is Probably Moot
•October 4, 2023• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer An editor told me of a recent conversation he had with a regular guest columnist regarding the columnist’s use of “moot.” Although the columnist offered a couple of alternatives, the editor decided to keep it in “on the theory that sometimes it’s interesting to readers to see a new word or a word correctly used in an unfamiliar way, even if at first it might send them running to the dictionary.” I think most people who read a newspaper do so to learn something. At least I would hope so. I … Read More