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Reader photo: Perch perfect
Donna Adams | Reader photo A hawk choses a handy vantage point to keep watch over a bird feeder on the west end of Jacksonville. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p { margin: 0px 0px...
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Thinking about health: Low premiums not always cheapest
The enrollment period for choosing an Obamacare policy ends on Jan. 31. That means if you haven’t already signed up and think you want coverage from your state’s insurance marketplace, now’s the time...
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Commentary: Teaching hate, learning hate
How do we learn to hate? I don’t mean difficult neighbors or jerky celebrities. How do we learn to hate whole groups of people about whom we know little? Hatred of the “other” people who are not like...
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Editorial: Boy’s struggle ends, but his spirit lives on
Even when cancer and the effects of the aggressive treatment were ravaging the young body of Jonathan “Jonny” Ormsby Wade II, he managed to smile. It was not the typical grin of an 8-year-old boy...
View ArticleRestaurant inspections
These are the findings of the most recent restaurant inspections by the Morgan County Health Department. Each violation found reduces points of a restaurant’s score. The score ranges from a perfect 100...
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Man sentenced in kidnapping of Carrollton residents
CARROLLTON — One of three men accused of beating four Carrollton people has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in prison, but may have to serve just half of the sentence. Reginald Alexander,...
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Police Beat
Fire levels historic house NAPLES — Fire destroyed a landmark house in Naples on Sunday. The home’s owner, Darla Columbus, told WGEM-TV she awoke from a nap about 11 a.m. and heard popping and...
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Echoes of war: Vowing to ‘leave no man behind’
It was Monday, Dec. 4, 1950, when a six-aircraft flight soared over the rugged, snow covered mountains of North Korea. Operating from the aircraft carrier Leyte, Corsair fighters were providing cover...
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Reader photo: Right on track
David Blanchette | Reader photo Bird tracks linger in the snow in Jacksonville. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p { margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; } .neFileBlock .neFile { border-bottom:...
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Auxiliary donates $50,000 to Passavant
The Passavant Area Hospital Auxiliary has donated $50,000 to Passavant Area Hospital as the auxiliary’s first payment toward a pledge of $160,000 for a new stress echo cardiography system. Proceeds...
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Editorial: Want to attract more teachers? Let them teach
Help wanted: Looking for men and women who aren’t concerned about money or the shaky future of retirement and other benefits. Should be willing to try to impart knowledge to too many people while...
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New on the menu: Popular cafe making move across town
Brad and Kim Fellhauer are hard at work, transforming an old West Morton Avenue restaurant into their new Bogie’s Cafe. The Fellhauers’ new restaurant is set to open in the former location of BJ’s...
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Bar, city seek accord over disciplinary action
The city appears near an agreement with a downtown Jacksonville bar to resolve issues that could have resulted in its liquor license being suspended almost a month. Late Tuesday, City Attorney Dan...
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New details emerge in 2015 killing
CARLINVILLE — Authorities in Macoupin County are hoping to stir up new leads in the unsolved murder of a Woodburn man — a case that has stymied police for more than a year. On Jan. 1, 2015, a masked...
View ArticleDeadline nears for Talent Among Us
Deadline is Friday for those interested in auditioning for this year’s version of the popular Talent Among Us show. Applications must be received either online or through the mail by the Jacksonville...
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Reader photo: Light frosting
Beverly Watkins | Reader photo Snow remaining on the sides of the road provides a scenic drive from Eldred on the way to Carrollton. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p { margin: 0px...
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Play a taste of original sandwich generation
A staged reading this weekend at Playhouse on the Square takes a look at an early sandwich generation, as a widowed New York college professor struggles to weigh his desire to marry and move to...
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City, village, county talk 2015 at address
There was a theme of positivity from officials at the “State of the City, Village and County” meeting Wednesday sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Morgan County. Jacksonville Mayor Andy Ezard...
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Obama addresses all of ‘we the people’
President Barack Obama gave his last State of the Union address Tuesday, delivering a speech that was filled with hope and optimism. More important, the president reminded us that “we the people” —...
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After respite, bone-chilling temps
Temperatures will be deceptively warm during the next few days before an approaching cold front brings some of the coldest days and nights so far this season. After a weekend that brought the first...
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