•August 12, 2020• Kicking a smoking habit is a gift that keeps on giving. Your body will experience health benefits almost immediately and in the years to come. While quitting is often easier said than done, relying on tools and support can help. Here are a few tips to help you quit for good: • Set a date to quit with meaning behind it. … Read More
•August 12, 2020• In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, many schools hastily transitioned from traditional in-person learning to remote learning. This transition posed new and unique challenges to educators as well as students and their parents. One of the biggest challenges posed by remote learning was keeping students connected to their teachers and their classmates, not all of whom had readily available access to devices that could facilitate such connections. In recognition of that challenge, school systems worked to procure devices for students only to be confronted by another challenge: low bandwidth. According to Microsoft, bandwidth refers to the … Read More
•August 12, 2020• Children are spending more time online due to social distancing measures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. And while the internet can be an amazing gateway to knowledge and a tool to connect with family and friends, if parents and caregivers don’t follow certain precautions, it can also pose safety hazards. Indeed, the United Nations has warned that the increased unstructured time online has put millions of children at greater risk of both cyberbullying and of being exposed to harmful content. Experts note that in the same way financial scammers have been working in overdrive to exploit the … Read More
Burl Sinclair Burl Randall ‘Randy’ Sinclair, 66, of Bethany passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020 in his home. Randy was born on August 28, 1953 in Decatur, the son of Berle and Betty (Brooks) Sinclair. Randy worked in the glass and paint business for many years. … Read More
Carrel Merold Carrel G. Merold, 84, of Sullivan, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020, at his home in Sullivan. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 13, 2020, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the services Thursday at the funeral home. Face masks are suggested and please practice social distancing for the services. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials may be made to Hooves of Hope: 7757 US Hwy 136, Potomac, IL 61865 or to Hanging Rock Christian Assembly Horse Camp: 6988 South State Rd. 263 PO … Read More
Dear Editor, Wake up! Life matters! This week’s news reports 60 confirmed positive for COVID-19, 38 released from isolation. Wear a mask Watch your distance … Read More
•August 12, 2020• By Jim Nowlan The recent admission by behemoth electric utility Commonwealth Edison that it repeatedly bribed minions of Illinois House speaker Mike Madigan for years (of course, Madigan knew nothing about all this; sure, right) was breath-taking for its brazenness. The bribery is a classic example of otherwise upright citizens fueling the culture of corruption that has tainted our state since at least the late 19th Century. This is known as “the Illinois Way” of doing political business, that is, paying off the political gatekeepers to get your way with legislation and other needed favors. In this … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week Gabi Stiele and her children Rudolf and Caroline of Bregenz, Austria visited with Bill and Barb Graven of Sullivan. Gabi was retracing steps she took almost two decades ago as an American Field Service foreign exchange student. The musical Damn Yankees was the final show of the Little Theatre’s 1995 season. The musical was written by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop on the basis of the best selling novel, “The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant” by Wallop. Melanie Mays and Jack Milo starred as Lola and Applegate in the production. Supporting cast members were … Read More