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Words to the wise: don’t cry over spilled milk, or even a broken flowerpot.
Except I did.
As I was getting ready for work, our cat Pearl was hanging out on the patio near my makeshift …
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by Mary (Galer) Herschelman
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4/20/26
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Dear Montgomery County Board members,
I am writing to express my strong support for Pattern Energy’s Shoals Project. What stands out the most to me is the company’s consistent …
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by Kristian Keiser
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4/20/26
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Dear Editor,
This letter is in response to the article that appeared in the April 16 issue of The Journal-News .
First of all, we have a subsidiary of a Canadian company, with …
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by Mike Maccanelli
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4/20/26
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Because of Mary Miller, rural Illinoisans are struggling to pay for doctor visits. Why isn’t she standing up for her district?
Three days prior to the deadly attack on the United States …
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by Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee
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4/20/26
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Dear Editor,
My wife and I reside in Raymond Township on 26 beautiful acres with a pond located just south of Raymond. This has been our home, our sanctuary for 31 years.
After …
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by James P. Brockmeyer
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4/20/26
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Hello and welcome back to another week of the Lancer Lines! I hope you all have had a great week! I will start this week with the answer to last week’s riddle. Here it is: How did the flower win …
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4/16/26
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Welcome back, Topper Nation! We are starting to enter the very busy season of school. With sports and clubs in full swing, a lot is going on at HHS. The answer to last week's riddle is: the match! …
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by Milla Anderson
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4/16/26
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I turned 25 years old on April 6. That’s a ‘big one,’ as my mom made sure to point out. She didn’t appreciate me pointing out that she now has 25 year old sons. Neither of us left the …
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by Isaiah Atkins
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4/13/26
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Welcome back, Redskin fans! The students are in their final push to the end! Looking back, the baseball team went 3-2 this week, defeating Carlinville, and Greenfield and falling to Greenville. They …
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4/13/26
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Hey there Dragon Beat audience! Welcome back from a nice and long Spring Break! On Wednesday and Thursday this week, we had IAR State testing. Students take two ELA and three math tests over the …
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4/9/26
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Though I, my sister, and brother grew up poor in Appalachia in the mid 1950s and ‘60s, I don’t think any of us were aware of how poor we were nor of how much that would affect the three of us as …
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4/6/26
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Dear Editor,
I’m no attorney, but I’ve been learning fast. I contacted a group in Peoria County that is currently fighting two separate wind turbine projects. One question that was asked of …
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4/6/26
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Dear Editor,
In the first 220 years of America’s national life, the government went from zero national indebtedness to an astounding $5 trillion. In the recent seven years, that eye-popping …
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4/6/26
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Dear Editor,
In response to Dan Mulch’s comments opposing wind turbines in our area, I want to be clear: on my own land, I believe I should be able to use it as I see fit. Looking back, when …
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To the Editor,
As our community weighs the proposed Shoals Renewables Project, we must look past the sales pitches and examine the cold financial reality of the nearby Lotus Wind project in …
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4/6/26
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Dear Editor,
When I purchased my home on S. O'Bannon Street in Raymond, I inherited something unexpected. The previous owner was a 90 year old veteran who tended this land with …
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by Islawren Woods
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3/30/26
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March of 1959 brings both spring and Grandma home. At last, life on the farm and in the family is getting back to normal. Grandma is happy to be back with her quilting friends and catching up …
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by Carole (Best) Brown rosebudbooks@gmail.com
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3/30/26
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Hey there Dragon Beat audience! Welcome back to more information about HJHS. This week our track members had practice all week. They are getting ready for their first track meet on Monday, March 30, …
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3/26/26
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I apologize for a lack of foresight before I went to the Hillsboro Sports Complex to cover the East Alton-Wood River and Hillsboro baseball game last Thursday, March 19. It was the first game I’d …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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3/26/26
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Happy Monday, LHS! Congratulations to the musical crew on an incredible weekend of performances! Freshman Lana Cress shined as Roxie Hart, while junior Alyvia Hester played the role of Velma Kelly, …
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by Alli Frerichs
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3/23/26
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