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Grandma and Grandpa pack their suitcases and along with Wayne, Geraldine, Larry and Linda drive across country to visit Alberta, Albert, and Billy Johnston in L.A. Grandma was always an inveterate …
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by Carole (Best) Brown rosebudbooks@gmail.com
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12/9/19
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This column connects former sheriffs across two states, and re-tells the story of a man who was murdered in Litchfield in 1939 while sitting in his easy chair, shot by an enemy he never knew he …
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by Mike Plunkett
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12/9/19
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As many of you know, the Salvation Army is here in Montgomery County year-round providing temporary emergency assistance to those in need.
Much of this could not be possible without the funding we …
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Don Hudelson, Red Kettle Campaign
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12/9/19
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It is important that residents attend the public hearing for the renewal of Shay 1 Mine permits held at the Macoupin County Courthouse, 201 E. Main Street in Carlinville, at 5:30 PM on Thursday, Dec. …
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At the Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center, we strive to change our displays on a regular basis.
We are currently concentrating on three areas: the Litchfield Police and Fire …
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Anne Jackson, secretary of Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center
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12/9/19
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Judy's roommate at Warren Wilson College, back in the better days when co-ed dorms were at least a decade away, had a folksy saying, made more charming by her Southern accent–which Judy …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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12/2/19
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Shortly after I met Kyle and was introduced to his family, I got to try one of their family-favorite recipes, taco soup.
Since it's been more than a decade, I can't remember the occasion where I …
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by Mary Herschelman
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11/25/19
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Deer are common along Illinois roadways this time of year. Drivers should be alert and know how to respond when deer are nearby. Use the following strategies to reach your destination safely and …
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11/25/19
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The one place that I love to travel to is Indiana to see my cousins and their families. Since my Grandma Mollet passed away several years ago, we rarely see one another due to busy schedules and …
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by Christy Mollet
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11/25/19
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We are in full school mode at the O'Dell house and it is going. Glenn happily gets up at 6:30 a.m., chipper and full of smiles. He gets himself dressed with no more than the monitoring required for …
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by Tori O'Dell
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11/18/19
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I feel a need to respond to the Litchfield News-Herald "Break Time" column of Nov. 8 to offer a different view to some of the comments. This letter is direct response to the editor for the …
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11/18/19
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I just read the report on the joint school board meeting of last week.
I didn't attend the meeting, but based on the report, I only missed one item of interest. I hadn't heard that HJHS has …
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11/18/19
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Many of us sense our great nation–that city upon a hill–is slipping down the slope, yet we're not sure how to restrain the slide.
Our democratic process is wonderful, yet not perfect. …
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by James D. Nowlan
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11/18/19
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Consolidation.
It's a word that has been the center of a lot of discussion lately.
Where school consolidation is concerned, we have already expressed in this space how we believe pooling of …
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Journal-News Editorial Board
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11/12/19
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November 1952 was election time for the country. Grandma's notes about the election remind us that the partisan divide we see today is nothing new. Both Eisenhower and Stevenson supporters were just …
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by Carole (Best) Brown rosebudbooks@gmail.com
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11/12/19
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Seeing the posts on Facebook and listening to the stories related to the closing of the Coffeen Power Plant is heartbreaking.
Generations of Montgomery County people at the plant have worked …
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Sandy Leitheiser, Hillsboro
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11/12/19
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Novellas are often shorter than this series of reminisces about the Preface, the once-alive HHS newspaper.
Not only was I allowed to continue sponsoring the high school paper after the first year …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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11/4/19
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Current "must win at all costs" campaigning–where big money and trashing one's opponent in a close race seem de rigueur–may be at the heart of what ails American politics. There are other …
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by Jim Nowlan
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11/4/19
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Beginning Nov. 1, the Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center will be operating under winter hours.
We will be welcoming visitors from 10 to 4 Tuesday through Saturday, and will be closed on …
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11/4/19
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Just for one night, let's put aside the fact that many of us bleed purple and white or orange and black.
Just for one night, let's come together and talk about some really great opportunities for …
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10/28/19
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