Opinion

Illustration for a 1920s General Electric refrigerator advertisement

Looking Back

By Leigh Morris To use natural gas or electricity, that was the question! The future belonged to mechanical refrigerators, but was unclear whether electric or… Login to continue reading Login…

Bread of Love

Bread of Love

December 19 – 23 Monday- BBQ pork chop on bun, baked beans, tossed salad, peaches, milk Tuesday – Vegetable beef soup, egg salad sandwich, green… Login to continue reading Login…

Community Calendar

Community Calendar

The Beardstown Area Community Choir will hold its Winter Concert at 6:00 p.m. on Dec. 18th at the Beardstown High School Auditorium. ****** Beardstown Grand… Login to continue reading Login…

Trivia Too

Roy Roberts   I have had a problem for a while. That is, going to sleep when I am entirely worn out. I mentioned this… Login to continue reading Login…

Touting the virtues of the icebox (Author’s collection).

Looking Back

By Leigh Morris This week we begin our journey 3,000 or so years ago in China, when it was discovered that ice could be cut… Login to continue reading Login…

Bits & Pieces

By Sally Lael Most people who know me know I have absolutely no sense of direction. This has been very troublesome for me over the… Login to continue reading Login…

Bits & Pieces

By Sally Lael It’s always difficult to get my family together for the holidays, so I usually don’t plan much. We used to get together… Login to continue reading Login…

Focus on Faith

By Pastor Jarrett Wells Beardstown First United Methodist Church The world all around us is in full-on Christmas mode. In some places, it has been… Login to continue reading Login…

Lou Boudreau managed the Chicago Cubs in 1960, but resumed his role as a Cubs radio broadcaster from 1961 until 1987.

Looking Back

By Leigh Morris Though mostly forgotten today, Beardstown’s Milton Angier was really big news in 1920 when he was named to the U.S. Olympic track… Login to continue reading Login…