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Sometimes it’s easier to discover who one is, and thus come to an understanding of himself, by first telling what one is not. When I know myself well, I can take steps to rectify problem …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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7/6/20
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I’m writing this letter in regards to the recent headline on the front page of The Journal-News, “Nokomis City Council Fires Water Company.”
I would like to set the record …
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Ann Brookshire, Commissioner Public Works, City of Nokomis
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7/6/20
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Although my dad might argue I spent my entire adolescence as a hoarder, I can’t say that I’m really much of a “saver” anymore.
It’s probably true that I had a lot of …
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by Mary Herschelman
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6/29/20
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Riots, destruction of property, religious intolerance, and recalcitrance toward the flag–all issues from the pages of any daily newspaper in any city in the country these days.
This column, …
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by Mike Plunkett
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6/22/20
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The Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center will once again be open to welcome visitors beginning Wednesday, July 1.
We will return to our normal hours of Monday through Saturday 10 …
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Anne Jackson, secretary of Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center
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6/22/20
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I have been thinking about this column for a long time–thinking and thinking and overthinking what I needed to say and how to say it. Because the topic is too vast with too many multi-layered …
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by Tori O'Dell
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6/15/20
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I thank the young people of Hillsboro who planned and conducted the Sunday morning rally in support of Black Lives Matter protests taking place all over the nation and world. It was a thoughtful and …
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Nancy Slepicka, Hillsboro
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6/15/20
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The first time I went fishing was in 1954 at a family reunion in Mendota.
As the picnic luncheon was finishing up, I was drawn to a nearby lake. My cousin happened to find a discarded …
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by Steve McLaughlin
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6/8/20
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June is a busy month filled with farming and gardening. Grandma notes that the 22 Club families traveled to St. Louis to enjoy a day on the Admiral. Many readers may remember what fun it was to spend …
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by Carole (Best) Brown, rosebudbooks@gmail.com
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6/8/20
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Clarifying Jim Nowlan’s statements regarding a “Better Way to Farm” in the Monday, June 1, edition it is always enjoyable for me to read a Nowlan column. However, sometimes it …
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by Richard Lyons
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6/8/20
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My dad has been in law enforcement, in some fashion, for around 40 years. He and his fellow officers or deputies are why I’m here. Many of them are what I’ve come to believe law …
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6/1/20
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Memorial Day is the day we set aside to honor those everyday heroes who put themselves in harm’s way, whether our lost servicemen and women, veterans, police, fire fighters, etc.
This year …
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6/1/20
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After two devastating months with little to no income, Friday marked the beginning of a recovery for several local businesses as the governor’s COVID-19 plan moved into Phase 3.
As liquor …
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6/1/20
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I have been an exhibitor at the Montgomery County Fair since 2015 taking my baking, arts and crafts, and photography items.
It is the only county fair that I take my items to and the only one that …
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6/1/20
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One man’s snitch is a hero to another; it’s always a matter of perspective.
Anyone with a younger sister or brother most likely remembers when the sibling delighted in tattle-tale …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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6/1/20
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The other day my husband, Kyle, asked me what I was going to write my monthly column about. I looked at him and said turning 40 with a smile. To which he replied, "feeling flirty?"
I can't say …
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by Mary Herschelman
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5/26/20
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In regard to the new guidelines set forth by our governor, the outside dining rules are absolutely ridiculous. In my opinion it’s nothing more than JB trying to protect himself from the many …
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by: Marty Steffens, Litchfield, Co-owner of Maverick Steaks & Spirits and the Ariston Cafe
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5/26/20
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Some people assume they are well mentally because they do not have a diagnosed mental illness, they do not use illicit drugs and they don’t take medication …
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by Linda Liebscher
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5/26/20
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Since I was a boy growing up in rural Illinois post-World War II, American agriculture has achieved momentous productivity increases, from about 45 bushels an acre of corn back then to an average of …
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by Jim Nowlan
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5/26/20
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You certainly don’t need us to tell you that 168 has been a heckuva year.
Yes, we know the calendar says it’s 2020, but if you look on the front page of today’s issue–on …
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5/18/20
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