How will the news media treat Biden’s VP choice?
No surprise: Joe Biden has picked Kamala Harris to be his running mate in the 2020 presidential election.
Grandfather’s Clock: A tale that chimes over and over
Grandfather’s clock was too tall for the shelf, so it stood 90 years on the floor.
We’re avoiding the doctor during pandemic, but our pets aren’t
Even while Americans are less likely to see their own doctor or dentist during the COVID pandemic, we are taking our pets to get checkups more often.
When I was a boy, and overalls were 39 cents
Come reminisce with me! It is August! Dog Days, mosquitoes, gnats, sore eyes, and hot and humid days and nights lay ahead!
How will history remember the ‘lintheads’?
Some might recognize the word lintheads, while others may not and that is understandable.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thank you, Howard Garland, for telling the truth about water/sewer woes
(This letter is in response to a July 15 column, “Darlington’s Water Woes,” which quoted a presentation by City Manager Howard Garland on how the city’s water/sewer problems had developed.) Howard speaks the truth. I moved to Lebanon, Ill., in 1981, and water/sewer pipes were over 100-150 years old. Our newly elected mayor, Bill Best, was pushing a proposal to do a $1 million renovation to our water and sewer system. Our town...