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Joyce: Three times a day, you need a Farmer

“Once in your life, you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, and a preacher. But every day, three times a day, you need a farmer.” I am fortunate to...

Joyce: Giving Thanks

November is traditionally a time we give thanks for our blessings. Even in these challenging times, we have...

Op-Ed: The Summer of Hope

This is a summer of hope, of reconnecting – of getting our lives back. Since I returned home from...

Op-Ed: The Work in Springfield continues this Summer

June is here, and summertime usually means our legislative session in Springfield is finished. But as I write...

Op-Ed: Covering up just makes good sense today: for Illinois farm fields, for our economy and for our environment

Covering up just makes good sense today: for Illinois farm fields, for our economy and for our environment As...

Pay Ball! It’s Millionaires vs Billionaires in MLB

The battle of Millionaires vs Billionaires has happened every few years in sports since the explosion of major sports salaries in the 1990’s. Players...

What 9/11? Almost 10x deaths have now occurred from COVID-19

We stand on an unbalanced scale this day in history, yet we have the nerve to say #CoronaWillEndSoon?  That’s what’s trending today on Twitter. Trending,...

Opinion | Local Government officials are FAILING COVID-19 Open Meetings Test across Illinois

Why is this so damn confusing? On March 13th, Governor Pritzker made a change to the Illinois’ Open Meetings Act to put a halt to...

Opinion: ‘Numbers have the POWER’

Dupage County isn’t hiding weak-kneed behind HIPAA. Here in Illinois, no other health organization has done quite the job at a local level like the...

Instagram’s ‘Trend-Setting Kickass 90s Rebel Rockstars’ in a line for COVID-19’s Co-MVPs

While the younger generation sits immune to the effects of the virus, pending pre-existing conditions, immunity issues, the rest of the world waits in anticipation.

Opinion: Olivet Nazarene University puts Kankakee County at high risk for COVID-19

A statement, issued by David Pickering, was the first statement issued to students in over a week on the Coronavirus pandemic. Olivet has 4,986 students enrolled at the University.
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